trapa

See also: Trapa

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare trappe, trampa.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

trapa f (plural trapes)

1. trapdoor
2. an opening in a floor or ceiling to allow the passage of light, persons, goods, etc.

   Fent una cadena humana, amb els braços units, van passar per la trapa que descendia a la zona inundada de la cova.

   Linking their arms to form a human chain, they passed through the opening which led to the flooded zone of the cave.

Further reading

• “trapa”, 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

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin trappa.

Noun

trapa f (plural trapes) (ORB, broad)

1. trap, snare

Derived terms

• atrapar

References

• trappe in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• trapa in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu