Tschoope

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Schoope (Thurgau, Schaffhausen, Zürich)
• Tschoop (Graubünden)

Etymology

From Middle High German joppe, schoppe, from Old Italian giuppa, from Old Spanish aljuba (“doublet”), from Andalusian Arabic جبة (gubbah), from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “jubbah; cloak, coat”). Cognate with German Joppe.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃoːpə/

Noun

Tschoope m (plural Tschööpe)

1. (Valais, Unterwalden, Schwyz, Zug, Glarus, Graubünden, Zürich) jacket, coat
2. (Uri) dress (item of clothing worn by a woman)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 74.