spantare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

spantà (alt. spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espantar.

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [ʃpanˈda]

Verb

spantare

to astonish, stupefy
to scare, frighten

References

Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 188
Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “spantare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

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