chapać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xapati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.pat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cha‧pać

Verb

chapać impf (perfective chapnąć or chapsnąć)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to grasp something with teeth or a beak
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to eat something quickly
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to snatch, to snap at
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kraść

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
noun

Descendants

  • Yiddish: כאַפּן (khapn)

Further reading

  • chapać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chapać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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