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zoupo

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese çopo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), ultimately probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zopo and Italian zoppo.[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθowpo̝/, (western) /ˈsowpo̝/

Adjective

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zoupo (feminine zoupa, masculine plural zoupos, feminine plural zoupas)

  1. clumsy
    Synonyms: torpe, zoupeiro, zoupón
  2. bow-legged; twisted
    Synonym: trenco
  3. lame
    Synonym: coxo
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “zopo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

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Verb

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zoupo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zoupar