zopo

Galician

Alternative forms

• zoupo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese çopo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), ultimately probably onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish zopo and Italian zoppo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈθopo/ [ˈθo.pʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈθopo/ [ˈθo.pʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈsopo/ [ˈso.pʊ]

• Rhymes: -opo
• Hyphenation: zo‧po

Adjective

zopo (feminine zopa, masculine plural zopos, feminine plural zopas)

1. bow-legged; twisted

   Synonym: trenco

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 155:

     Cauallo que manqía de tras ou en andando non se fica senon na punta do pee postrimeiro, et sem outro dobramento enderença et alça o pee çopo dereitamente aqueste sentese da juntura que he o noo de sobre llo trauadoyro.

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2. lame

   Synonym: coxo

3. clumsy

   Synonyms: zoupeiro, zoupón

Derived terms

• zopegar
• zopenco

Related terms

• zoupar
• zoupón

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “çopo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “çopo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zopo”, 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), “zopo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zopo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN