xop

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from xopar. First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃop]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃop]

Adjective

xop (feminine xopa, masculine plural xops, feminine plural xopes)

1. (colloquial) soaked, soaked to the bones

   Synonyms: amarat, moll, mullat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French chope. First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃɔp]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃop]

Noun

xop m (plural xops)

1. half-pint beer glass

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish chopo, from Vulgar Latin *plōppus, from Classical Latin pōpulus. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃop]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃop]

Noun

xop m (plural xops)

1. (regional, especially Valencia) black poplar (Populus nigra)

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃɔp]

Noun

xop m (plural xops)

1. (Valencia) crash, bang (sound)

Further reading

• “xop”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “xop” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “xop” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.