zarpa

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• IPA^(key): /ˈθaɾpa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾpa/ (Benasquese)
• Syllabification: zar‧pa
• Rhymes: -aɾpa

zarpa f (plural zarpas)

1. claw

• “zarpa”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

zarpa

1. inflection of zarpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زرباف (zerbaf), from Persian زربفت (zarbaft), from زر (zar, “gold”) +‎ بافت (bâft, “woven”).

zarpa f (plural zarpale)

1. (dated) brocade

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaɾpa/ [ˈθaɾ.pa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾpa/ [ˈsaɾ.pa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾpa
• Syllabification: zar‧pa

Inherited from Old Spanish farpa (“rag, shred”) influenced by zarria (“rag”).

zarpa f (plural zarpas)

1. paw
2. claw

zarpa

1. inflection of zarpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “zarpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024