trappito

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪rapˈpit̪ɐ/
  • (Apulia) IPA^(key): [t̪ɾäpˈpit̪ə]

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

(Beneventan dialect) trappino

Noun

trappito m (plural trappiti)

1. mole (animal)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin trapētus, from Ancient Greek τραπητόν (trapētón), derived from τραπέω (trapéō, “to squeeze”), related to τρέπω (trépō, “to turn (a press)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (“to turn”).

Noun

trappito m (plural trappiti)

1. oil mill, especially for olive oil

References

• Greco, Domenico Ruggiero (1856) Nuovo vocabolario Domestico-Italiano‎^[1] (in Italian), Naples: Gabriele Rondinella, page 518