scăpăra

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *excapulāre (compare Italian scapolare, Spanish escabullir) or from Latin ex + caperāre. Compare Aromanian ascapir, ascãpirari.

Verb

a scăpăra (third-person singular present scapără, past participle scăpărat) 1st conjugation

  1. to strike (a light), make sparks, scintillate

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