Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From cap +‎ -arra.

Noun

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caparra f (plural caparres)

  1. headache
    Synonym: mal de cap

Etymology 2

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Related to Basque kaparra, Spanish garrapata.

Noun

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caparra f (plural caparres)

  1. (Valencia) Synonym of paparra (tick)

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From capo (head, principal) +‎ arra (deposit).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈpar.ra/
  • Rhymes: -arra
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pàr‧ra

Noun

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caparra f (plural caparre)

  1. (law) down payment, deposit, earnest money

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Alemannic German: Kapore
  • Greek: καπάρο (kapáro)
  • Occitan: caparra (probably)

Further reading

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  •   caparra on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • caparra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Occitan

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Etymology

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Likely from Italian caparra

Noun

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caparra f (plural caparras)

  1. (law) down payment