zappare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to hoe
2. (figuratively, transitive) to bang, to hit hard (a piano, etc.)
3. (historical, transitive) to sap, to undermine (a fortification) with a hoe
4. (intransitive) to accidentally kick the ground (instead of the ball)
5. (transitive, vulgar) to have sex with someone

Concepts

hoe

dig

Synonyms

vangare

scavare

tagliare

beccare

sminuzzare

spaccare

sarchiare

Translations

hacken

cavar

houer

schoffelen

piocher

azadonar

zapar

creuser

eixarcolar

graben

biner

bécher

’skavo

treballar amb l’aixada

Hyphenated as

zap‧pà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡zapˈpa.re/

Etymology

From zappa + -are. Compare French saper, Sicilian zappari, Venetan sapar, Friulian sapâ, Piedmontese sapé, Spanish zapar, Romanian săpa.