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Where does “zappare” come from?

zappare (Italian) comes from Italian zappa, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

zappare (Italian): To hoe

Definitions

  1. To hoe

Ancestry of “zappare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzappaan agricultural implement, such as a hoe;...
2Latinsappaa sort of mattock

Words derived from “zappare”

  • zappatrice
  • zappatura
  • zappatore
  • rizappare
  • zappamento
  • сапа
  • sape
  • saper
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