choupo
Portuguese
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choupo (Populus alba)
Alternative forms
- chopo (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese chopo, from Vulgar Latin *ploppus, from a metathetical alteration and contraction of Classical Latin pōpulus (“poplar”). Compare Spanish chopo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃo(w).pu/ [ˈʃo(ʊ̯).pu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃo(w).po/ [ˈʃo(ʊ̯).po]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃo(w).pu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃo.pu/
- Hyphenation: chou‧po
Noun
choupo m (plural choupos)
- poplar (tree of the genus Populus)
Related terms
- choupal
- choupana