crapa

crapa

See also: crăpa

Neapolitan

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin capra.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkrapə/

    Noun

    crapa f (plural crape)

    1. goat
      • 1636, Giambattista Basile, Lo Cunto de li cunti:
        Passa crapa zoppa, se no trova chi la 'ntoppa.
        The crippled goat passes by those who not how to stop it.

    References

    • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1082: “la capra cornuta” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

    Sicilian

    Etymology

      Inherited from Latin capra.

      Noun

      crapa f (plural crapi)

      1. goat (female)