rapa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rapa"

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from rappa, a Southern Italian dialect form of grappa (“bunch of grapes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈra.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈra.pa]

Noun

rapa f (plural rapes)

1. a bunchstem with the grapes removed
2. the inflorescence of an olive tree
3. leather of inferior quality
4. a name given to various Arum species

Derived terms

• rapa blava
• rapa de frare
• rapa mosquera
• rapejar

Further reading

• “rapa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007