chaparder

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chaparder

  • \ʃa.paʁ.de\

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Mot issu de l’argot zouave. On cite chat-pard comme étymon mais sans certitude.

verb chaparder · avoir chapardé · en chapardant · en ayant chapardé · chapardant · chapardé

  1. familiar Rapiner, voler pour un maigre butin. — Qu’a donc ce vieux ? se disaient les visiteurs. Quelqu’un aurait-il chapardé la pince à sucre ?

Similar: carotter, chiper, chouraver, chourrer, marauder, rapiner, taxer, tirer

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In English

  • pilfer to steal in small quantities

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"chaparder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/chaparder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chaparder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chaparder

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"chaparder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chaparder.

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@misc{chaparder_2026,
  title = {chaparder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chaparder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}