zarpa

See also: zarpá

Aragonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaɾpa/
• Rhymes: -aɾpa
• Syllabification: zar‧pa

Noun

zarpa f (plural zarpas)

1. claw

References

• “zarpa”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Portuguese

Verb

zarpa

1. inflection of zarpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زرباف (zerbaf), from Persian زربفت (zarbaft), from زر (zar, “gold”) +‎ بافت (bâft, “woven”).

Noun

zarpa f (plural zarpale)

1. (dated) brocade

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zarpa	zarpaua		zarpale	zarpalele
genitive-dative	zarpale	zarpalei		zarpale	zarpalelor
vocative	zarpa			zarpalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθaɾpa/ [ˈθaɾ.pa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsaɾpa/ [ˈsaɾ.pa]
• Rhymes: -aɾpa
• Syllabification: zar‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish farpa (“rag, shred”) influenced by zarria (“rag”).

Noun

zarpa f (plural zarpas)

1. paw
2. claw

Derived terms

• zarpada
• zarpazo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

zarpa

1. inflection of zarpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “zarpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10