English → Latin
“vamp” in Latin
sarciōto patch, botch, mend, repair, restore; to make amends, recompenseresarciōto patch or mend again; to repair or restoreCatullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vamp s.
*corium superius.
vamp v.
sarcire (Catullus): resarcire (Terentianus): reficere aliquid (Caes.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vamp?
- The usual Latin words for “vamp” are sarciō, resarciō, Catullus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.