accalappiare

Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ calappio +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.ka.lapˈpja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧lap‧pià‧re

Verb

accalappiàre (first-person singular present accalàppio, first-person singular past historic accalappiài, past participle accalappiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to catch, to snare (an animal)
  2. (transitive, by extension) to catch, to arrest (a person)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to deceive, to lure with flattery

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