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chaparder.

to pinch, pilfer

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃa.paʁ.de/
  1. to pinch, pilfer

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. An early etymology, adopted by Littré, suggests that the verb came from Zouave slang, coined from chat + -pard (on the model of léopard), with the primary sense of 'to stalk', but this is unlikely.

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