grappu

Likely back-formed from graper, craper (“to pick grapes”, literally “to hook”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Frankish *krappō (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *greb- (“hook”), *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from *ger- (“to turn, bend, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (“hook”), Old High German krapfo (“hook”) (whence German Krapfen (“Berliner doughnut”), and Italian grappolo (“bunch of grape”). Doublet of grappa. More at crampu (“cramp”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾap.pu/, [ˈɾa.pːʊ], [ˈɡɾa.pːʊ]
• Rhymes: -appu
• Homophone: drappu
• Hyphenation: gràp‧pu

grappu m (plural grappa)

1. (fruit) bunch, cluster