săpa

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săpa

/səˈpa/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sappāre, from Latin sappa. Compare Aromanian sap, sãpari, French saper, Italian zappare, Sicilian zappari, Spanish zapar, Friulian sapâ, Venetan sapar.

verb a săpa 1st conjugation · sapă · săpat · sape · a săpa · săpând

to dig, delve, burrow

In English

dig to move hard-packed earth out of the way
sap undermine
undermine hinder, sabotage
hoe to use the gardening tool
delve to dig in the ground

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"săpa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/s%C4%83pa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"săpa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/s%C4%83pa.

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@misc{sa_pa_2026,
  title = {săpa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/s%C4%83pa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}