vopa

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek βόωψ (bóōps), *βῶψ (*bôps), accusative βῶπα (bôpa). Compare Albanian vopë, Greek γόπα (gópa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.pa/
• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Hyphenation: vò‧pa

Noun

vopa f (plural vope) (regional, central-southern Italy)

1. bogue (Boops boops)

   Synonym: boga

References

• boga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• “vòpa”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 21 toi–z, UTET, 2002, page 1017c