accalappiare
Italian
Etymology
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)
- (transitive) to catch, to snare (an animal)
- (transitive, by extension) to catch, to arrest (a person)
- (transitive, figurative) to deceive, to lure with flattery
Conjugation
Conjugation of accalappiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
- accalappiacani (“dog-catcher”)