lappare

Italian

Etymology

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

Verb

lappàre (first-person singular present làppo, first-person singular past historic lappài, past participle lappàto, auxiliary avére)

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

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