lappare

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) to lap or lap up
2. (transitive) to polish or burnish

Concepts

lap

sharpen

Synonyms

affilare

molare

acuminare

aguzzare

appuntare

appuntire

arrotare

assottigliare

appizzare

Translations

laper

afuar

aguditzar

afilar

agusar

läppen

ακονίζω

affiler

rôder

afiar

aguçar

afilar

esmolar

lapear

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lapōną, *lapjaną (“to lick; lap”), from imitative Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b- (“to lap, lick”).