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kupa.

a hood, cover

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʉːpa/
  1. a hood, cover

    common-gender
  2. a cup (of a bra)

    common-gender
  3. a hive, a beehive

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish kupa (“bowl”), likely from Middle Low German kupe (“bowl; barrel”), from Latin cūpa (“barrel”). Doublet of kupol.

verb/kʉːpa/
  1. to fold one’s hand as into a cup

  2. to earth up; to cover the stem of a plant with soil

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish kupa (“bowl”), likely from Middle Low German kupe (“bowl; barrel”), from Latin cūpa (“barrel”). Doublet of kupol.

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