Spanish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Verb

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zampar (first-person singular present zampo, first-person singular preterite zampé, past participle zampado)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, also reflexive) to scarf; to wolf down (to eat or drink rapidly)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to tuck or hide away

Usage notes

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  • Normally used with a reflexive dative of interest: zamparse algo, to gobble something up.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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