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)

Related terms

• craparu