Feminine
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trampa

Meaning

  1. (feminine) trap, snare (device for trapping animals)
  2. (feminine) cheat, trick, cheating, deceit, fraud, scam (act of deception, especially for unlawful gain)
  3. (feminine) trapdoor (hinged or sliding door set into a floor)

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
tram‧pa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɾampa/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Middle High German trampen (“to walk heavily”), or from Medieval Latin trappa, from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dremb- (“to run”); or possibly ultimately onomatopoeic.

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