Italian

Noun

carpa f ‎(plural carpe)

1. (zoology, ichthyology) carp (fish)

Anagrams

• capra
• parca

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 ‎(karpa).

Noun

carpa f ‎(genitive carpae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) A carp (fish)

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Italian: carpa
• Portuguese: carpa
• Spanish: carpa

References

• CARPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Late Latin carpa, from a Germanic language, probably Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 ‎(karpa).

Noun

carpa f (plural carpas)

1. carp (any fish of the Cyprinidae family)

Etymology 2

Verb

carpa

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of carpir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of carpir
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of carpir
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of carpir

Spanish

Etymology 1

Late Latin carpa.

Noun

carpa f ‎(plural carpas)

1. carp (fish)

Etymology 2

Quechua karpa.

Noun

carpa f ‎(plural carpas)

1. (South America) tent (mainly that of a circus)
2. (theater) a kind of humoristic and musical theatre, under a tent.

See also

• tienda f
• toldo m