raptar

/rabˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to kidnap

🧳🚨 raptar = rap + tar: a rapper got tarred and carried off

Sounds like English rap (a knock or grab) plus tar. Related to Latin rapere, to seize, which also gave English rapt, rapture and rapid. Raptar means to seize and carry someone off by force.

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