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hop.

hoopoe, the species Upupa epops or an individual of this species

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɔp/
  1. hoopoe, the species Upupa epops or an individual of this species

    masculine
  2. any bird of the family Upupidae

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hoppe, ultimately from Latin upupa (“hoopoe”), which may have been borrowed through Old French huppe.

noun/ɦɔp/
  1. hop, Humulus lupulus

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô (“hops”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Compare Old Saxon hoppo, Old High German hopfo, Middle English hoppe.

noun/ɦɔp/
  1. a hop, a short jump

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From hoppen, huppen (“to hop”).

intj/ɦɔp/
  1. synonym of hoppa (“let's go, hey presto, alley-oop”)

Where this word comes from

From hoppen, huppen (“to hop”).

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