coppo

Italian

Etymology 1

Akin to coppa (“cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkop.po/, /ˈkɔp.po/
• Rhymes: -oppo, -ɔppo
• Hyphenation: cóp‧po, còp‧po

Noun

coppo m (plural coppi)

1. jug, pitcher

   Synonym: orcio

2. (historical, unit of measure) an ancient unit of volume
3. a type of curved roof tile

   Synonym: tegola

4. (fishing) Synonym of negossa
5. (archaic) cavity
6. the cavity of the eye
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXXIII”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], lines 97–99; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     […] le lagrime prime fanno groppo,
     e sì come visiere di cristallo,
     rïempion sotto ’l ciglio tutto il coppo.

     The earliest tears form a cluster, and, like crystal visors, fill all the cup beneath the eyebrow.

7. the concave part of a helm

Further reading

• coppo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔp.po/, /ˈkop.po/
• Rhymes: -ɔppo, -oppo
• Hyphenation: còp‧po, cóp‧po

Verb

coppo

1. first-person singular present indicative of coppare