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arrapare

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See also: arraparé

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Neapolitan arrapà, derive from "rapa" (turnip) because when the penis is in erection, the glans assume the rigidity and the size like a turnip.

Verb

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arrapàre (first-person singular present arràpo, first-person singular past historic arrapài, past participle arrapàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, vulgar) to turn on, to arouse sexually
  2. (intransitive, vulgar) to be turned on, to be horny/randy [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • arrapare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • arrapare in internazionale.it – Dizionario Italiano di Internazionale – Il Nuovo di Mauro
  • arrapare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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