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Italian word
zappa
hoe (garden tool); also: foot (in informal/vulgar slang)
Looks like
zap
to zap = to destroy quickly; to channel-surf; a sudden electric shock
⚠️ The trap
'Zappa' is a garden hoe — completely unrelated to the English 'zap'. Also famously the surname of musician Frank Zappa, which amuses Italian speakers since 'zappa' = hoe.
To say "to zap = to destroy quickly; to channel-surf; a sudden electric shock" in Italian:
zappa (garden hoe); fulminare/colpire (to zap electrically)
"zappa" in English means:
hoe (garden tool); also: foot (in informal/vulgar slang)
Example
"Il contadino usa la zappa per lavorare la terra."
"The farmer uses the hoe to work the soil."
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