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saper

Pronunciation: /sa.pe/

“saper” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging)
  2. to erode, wear down, undermine
  3. to dress
  4. to eat or chew noisily
  5. to slurp
  6. to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe

In French

  1. Travailler avec le pic et la pioche à détruire les fondations d’un édifice, d’un bastion, etc.
  2. Se dit de l’eau qui effectue les mêmes destructions, par érosion.
  3. Détruire les fondements d’une croyance, d’une idée, d’une civilisation, d'une réputation.
  4. Condamner.
  5. Habiller.
  6. Mâcher bruyamment avec la bouche ouverte.
  7. Boire bruyamment un liquide, en aspirant comme dans une paille.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zappare (“to hoe”).

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