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scarpa
scarpa
Italian
Etymology
From Gothic skarpo (sharp object, with pointed ends), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskar.pa/, [ˈs̪kär̺pä]
- Hyphenation: scàr‧pa
Noun
scarpa f (plural scarpe)
- (protective covering for the foot) shoe
- (architecture) juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the base of a tower or a boundary wall (buttress)