copla
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- cobra
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the inherited doublet cobra and the learned doublet cópula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.plɐ/
- Hyphenation: co‧pla
Noun
copla f (plural coplas)
- couplet
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the learned doublet cópula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkopla/ [ˈko.pla]
- Rhymes: -opla
- Syllabification: co‧pla
Noun
copla f (plural coplas)
- couplet; stanza
- popular song
Derived terms
- quedarse con la copla
Related terms
- acoplar
Further reading
- “copla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014