cappare

Catalan

Etymology

From cap (head) + pare (father).

Pronunciation

Noun

cappare m (plural cappares)

  1. (botany) a plant's main shoot or tendril

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cap‧pà‧re

Etymology 1

Perhaps an alteration of capare with the -pp- segment taken from chiappare.

Verb

cappàre (first-person singular present càppo, first-person singular past historic cappài, past participle cappàto, auxiliary avére) (obsolete)

  1. to pick, to choose
    Synonym: scegliere
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From English to cap.

Verb

cappàre (first-person singular present càppo, first-person singular past historic cappài, past participle cappàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (slang) to lie

Further reading

  • cappare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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