vappa

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vappa: ae, f. kindr. with vapor; cf. vapidus,
I wine that has lost its spirit and flavor; palled, flat, vapid wine.
I Lit.: vitium musto quibusdam in locis iterum sponte fervere, quā calamitate deperit sapor vappaeque accipit nomen, probrosum etiam hominum, cum degeneravit animus, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 125; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144; 1, 5, 16; Mart. 12, 48, 14.—
II Transf., masc., a spoiled or worthless fellow, a good-fornothing, Cat. 28, 5; Hor. S. 1, 1, 104; 1, 2, 12; Auct. Priap. 14; cf. Plin. l. l. supra.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

vappa,¹³ æ, f., vin éventé : Plin. 14, 125 ; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144 || [fig.] vaurien, mauvais sujet : Hor. S. 1, 1, 104 ; Catul. 28, 5.