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cop.

hit, blow, strike

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈko̞p]Northern[ˈkɔp]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. hit, blow, strike

    masculine

  2. time, occasion

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan colp, from Late Latin colpus (“stroke”), from earlier Latin colaphus.

noun[ˈkup]Northern[ˈkop]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. large cup; bowl

    archaic · masculine

  2. former dry measure (compare English cup)

    historical · masculine

  3. snowflake

    masculine

  4. heart of a cabbage

    masculine

  5. upper part of a tree trunk (where the branches grow from)

    masculine

  6. catch bag (bag for holding caught fish, attached to a net)

    masculine

  7. skein

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Per GDLC, possibly from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, lap; fabric fold; pocket”), with influence from copa (“cup”). First attested in 1324. In some senses (e.g. "snowflake"), influenced by Spanish copo (“flake”).

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