acchiappare
Meaning
- (transitive) to catch, to grab, to seize
- (transitive) to catch by surprise
- (colloquial, transitive) to strike, to hit
- (colloquial, figuratively, transitive) to catch (an illness)
Synonyms
cercare di afferrare
cercare di catturare
jappa’
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ac‧chiap‧pà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ak.kjapˈpa.re/
Etymology
From a- + chiappare, from Vulgar Latin *clapāre, from Late Latin capulāre.
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