noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈɡɹɑpə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹæpə/
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rhymes with -æpə
1
noun
Meaning 1
An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A variety or serving of grappa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: brandy
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian grappa. Doublet of grape.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Belarusian:
гра́па
(hrápa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Bulgarian:
гра́па
(grápa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Catalan:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Chinese Mandarin:
格拉巴酒
(gélābā jiǔ)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Czech:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Dutch:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Esperanto:
brando
— Italian grape-based spirit
Estonian:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Finnish:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
French:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
French:
marc
— Italian grape-based spirit
French:
eau-de-vie
— Italian grape-based spirit
German:
Grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Greek:
γκράπα
(gkrápa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Hebrew:
גראפה
— Italian grape-based spirit
Hungarian:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Italian:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Japanese:
グラッパ
(gurappa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Korean:
그라파
(geurapa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Lithuanian:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Norwegian:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Polish:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Portuguese:
graspa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Portuguese:
grapa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Russian:
гра́ппа
(gráppa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
Sicilian:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Spanish:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Swedish:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Turkish:
grappa
— Italian grape-based spirit
Ukrainian:
гра́ппа
(hráppa)
— Italian grape-based spirit
