toupa

Galician

Toupa ("mole")

Alternative forms

• teipa, teipe, teupa, tiopa, topia

Etymology

From Latin talpa (“mole”). Cognate with Spanish topo, French taupe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtowpa̝/

Noun

toupa f (plural toupas)

1. mole (burrowing animal)

Derived terms

• Tiopeira
• toupeira
• Toupeira
• toupello
• toupiñar
• toupizo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “toupa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “toupa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toupa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN