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scarpa.

shoe (protective covering for the foot)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskar.pa/
  1. shoe (protective covering for the foot)

    feminine
  2. juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the base of a tower or a boundary wall (buttress)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-der. Proto-Germanic *skerpaną Proto-Germanic *skarpazder. Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*skarpa)der. Italian scarpa From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*skarpa) or *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐍉 (*skarpō), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

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