clap

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From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną (“to clap”). Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, Faroese klappa and Danish klappe.

Uncertain. Probably from Old French clapoir (“bubo, inflammation from infection”), from clapier (“brothel”). May also be from old, unsafe treatments for gonorrhea, such as clapping the penis between a book and a hard surface to break up obstructions in the urethra and permit urination. Attested from the 16th century.

158 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَصْفِيق (taṣfīq) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Arabic: صَفَّق (ṣaffag) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܲܦܵܐ (čāppa) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Armenian: ծափ (capʻ) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Baluchi: چاپ (cáp) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Bulgarian: пляскане (pljaskane) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Bulgarian: ръкопляскане (rǎkopljaskane) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Catalan: aplaudiment — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Emilian: bāter — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Faroese: klapping — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Faroese: klappan — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• German: Klatschen — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Ancient Greek: κρότος (krótos) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Hebrew: מְחִיאַת כַּף (meẖiát kaf) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Hungarian: taps — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Hungarian: tapsol — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Italian: battere — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Italian: pacca — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Japanese: 手拍子 (te-byōshi) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Japanese: 拍手 (hakushu) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Jeju: 손뻭 (sonppek) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Korean: 박수 (baksu) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Macedonian: ракоплескање (rakopleskanje) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Malayalam: കൊട്ട് (koṭṭŭ) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Malayalam: കൈയ്യടി (kaiyyaṭi) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Malayalam: കൈകൊട്ട് (kaikoṭṭŭ) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Malayalam: കരഘോഷം (karaghōṣaṁ) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Māori: pakipaki — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Polish: klask — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Portuguese: palma — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Russian: хлопо́к (xlopók) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Spanish: palma — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Spanish: aplauso — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Spanish: plauso — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Spanish: palmeo — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Spanish: palmoteo — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Telugu: కరతాళము (karatāḷamu) — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Yoruba: ìpàtẹ́wọ́ — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
• Bulgarian: хлопване (hlopvane) — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• Bulgarian: трясък (trjasǎk) — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• German: Knall — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• German: Schlag — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• Macedonian: тресок (tresok) — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• Malayalam: ഘോഷം (ghōṣaṁ) — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• Portuguese: estouro — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• Russian: хлопо́к (xlopók) — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound
• Irish: boiseog — slap with the hand
• Bulgarian: трипер (triper) — gonorrhea
• Catalan: purgacions — gonorrhea
• Dutch: druiper — gonorrhea
• Finnish: tippuri — gonorrhea
• French: chtouille — gonorrhea
• French: chaude-pisse — gonorrhea
• German: Tripper — gonorrhea
• Italian: scolo — gonorrhea
• Macedonian: трипер (triper) — gonorrhea
• Norwegian: dryppert — gonorrhea
• Polish: wiewiór — gonorrhea
• Polish: tryper — gonorrhea
• Russian: гоноре́я (gonoréja) — gonorrhea
• Spanish: purgaciones — gonorrhea
• Welsh: clap — gonorrhea
• Arabic: صَفَّق (ṣaffaq) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Belarusian: пля́скаць (pljáskacʹ) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Bulgarian: пляскам (pljaskam) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Bulgarian: ръкопляскам (rǎkopljaskam) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Catalan: fer mans balletes — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Catalan: aplaudir — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Cherokee: ᏓᏏᏛᏂᎭ (dasidvniha) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Czech: tleskat — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Dutch: klappen — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Faroese: klappa — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Finnish: taputtaa — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• German: klatschen — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Hebrew: כַּף מָחָא (maẖá kaf) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Japanese: 手を叩く (te wo tataku) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Jeju: 손뻭치다 (sonppekchida) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Korean: 박수를 치다 (baksu-reul chida) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Macedonian: плеска (pleska) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Malayalam: കൈയ്യടിക്കുക (kaiyyaṭikkuka) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Malayalam: കൈകൊട്ടുക (kaikoṭṭuka) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Polish: klaskać — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Portuguese: bater palmas — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Russian: хло́пать (xlópatʹ) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Russian: хло́пнуть (xlópnutʹ) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Serbo-Croatian: pljeskati — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Slovak: tlieskať — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Slovene: ploskati — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Spanish: dar palmas — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Spanish: palmear — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Spanish: palmotear — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Thai: ตบมือ (dtòp-mʉʉ) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Ukrainian: плеска́ти (pleskáty) — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Yoruba: pàtẹ́wọ́ — intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together
• Arabic: صَفَّقَ (ṣaffaqa) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Belarusian: пля́скаць (pljáskacʹ) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Bulgarian: аплодирам (aplodiram) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Catalan: aplaudir — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Cherokee: ᏓᏏᏛᏂᎭ (dasidvniha) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Chinese Mandarin: 拍手 (pāishǒu) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Chinese Mandarin: 鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Czech: tleskat — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Dutch: applaudisseren — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Dutch: klappen — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Esperanto: klaki — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Esperanto: aplaŭdi — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Finnish: taputtaa — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• French: applaudir — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• German: klatschen — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• German: applaudieren — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Greek: χειροκροτώ (cheirokrotó) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Ancient Greek: κροτέω (krotéō) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Hebrew: מחא כפיים (makhá kapayim) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Hindi: ताली बजाना (tālī bajānā) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Hungarian: tapsol — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Italian: applaudire — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Japanese: 拍手する (hakushu suru) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Central Kurdish: چەپڵە لێدان (çeplle lêdan) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Lithuanian: ploti — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Macedonian: ракоплеска (rakopleska) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Macedonian: аплауди́ра (aplaudíra) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Malayalam: കൈയ്യടിക്കുക (kaiyyaṭikkuka) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Malayalam: കൈകൊട്ടുക (kaikoṭṭuka) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Māori: pakipaki — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klappa — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Polish: klaskać — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Polish: bić brawo — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Portuguese: aplaudir — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Russian: аплоди́ровать (aplodírovatʹ) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Russian: хло́пать (xlópatʹ) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Serbo-Croatian: pljeskati — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Slovak: tlieskať — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Slovene: ploskati — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Spanish: aplaudir — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Spanish: batir palmas — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Spanish: dar palmas — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Spanish: hacer palmas — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Spanish: ovacionar — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Thai: ปรบมือ (bpròp-mʉʉ) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Thai: ตบมือ (dtòp-mʉʉ) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Turkish: şak — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Ukrainian: аплодува́ти (aploduváty) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Ukrainian: плеска́ти (pleskáty) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Ukrainian: рукоплеска́ти (rukopleskáty) — transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands
• Bulgarian: хлопвам (hlopvam) — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• Bulgarian: тряскам (trjaskam) — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• German: knallen — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• Russian: хло́пать (xlópatʹ) — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• Russian: хло́пнуть (xlópnutʹ) — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• Ukrainian: ля́скати (ljáskaty) — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• Ukrainian: ля́снути (ljásnuty) — To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound
• Bulgarian: скалъпвам (skalǎpvam) — To create or assemble (something) hastily
• German: improvisieren — To create or assemble (something) hastily
• German: zusammenbasteln — To create or assemble (something) hastily
• Macedonian: сплескува (spleskuva) — To create or assemble (something) hastily
• French: jeter — To set or put, usually in haste
• French: balancer — To set or put, usually in haste
• Occitan: ronçar — To set or put, usually in haste