sopropo

Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Sranan Tongo sopropo, possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ

Pronunciation

(Suriname) IPA^(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/
(Netherlands) IPA^(key): /soːˈproː.poː/
Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po

Noun

sopropo m (plural sopropo's, diminutive sopropootje n)

(Suriname, Netherlands) bitter melon, bitter gourd, Momordica charantia and its fruit
- 1835, Marten Douwes Teenstra, De landbouw in de kolonie Suriname [Agriculture in the colony of Suriname]‎, Groningen: H. Eekhoff, page 277:
  De soppropo is eene bevallig klimmende rankplant met een' enkelen gelen bloesem; de rondachtige, niet groote bladen (2 Ned. duimen in middellijn) hebben meerendeels zeven ronde takken.
  The bitter melon is a gracefully climbing vine with a single yellow inflorescence; the roundish, not very large leaves (2 Dutch inches in diameter) mostly have seven round branches.
- 2021 June 7, Gerold Rozenblad, “Sopropo en koersen [Bitter melons and exchange rates]”, in De Ware Tijd‎, retrieved 14 December 2021:
  Op social media zag ik recent foto's en filmpjes van vooral sopropo dat tegen woekerprijzen aan de man werd gebracht.
  On social media, I recently saw photos and videos of people selling bitter melons, in particular, at exorbitant prices.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/
Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po

Noun

sopropo

bitter melon, bitter gourd, the fruit of Momordica charantia

References

Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 743: “so̠pro̠pó̠, a herb similar to nyīnyā (...).”

[1] Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 743: “so̠pro̠pó̠, a herb similar to nyīnyā (...).”

单词	sopropo
释义	sopropo Dutch Etymology Likely borrowed from Sranan Tongo sopropo, possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ Pronunciation (Suriname) IPA^(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/ (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /soːˈproː.poː/ Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po Noun sopropo m (plural sopropo's, diminutive sopropootje n) (Suriname, Netherlands) bitter melon, bitter gourd, Momordica charantia and its fruit 1835, Marten Douwes Teenstra, De landbouw in de kolonie Suriname [Agriculture in the colony of Suriname]‎, Groningen: H. Eekhoff, page 277: De soppropo is eene bevallig klimmende rankplant met een' enkelen gelen bloesem; de rondachtige, niet groote bladen (2 Ned. duimen in middellijn) hebben meerendeels zeven ronde takken. The bitter melon is a gracefully climbing vine with a single yellow inflorescence; the roundish, not very large leaves (2 Dutch inches in diameter) mostly have seven round branches. 2021 June 7, Gerold Rozenblad, “Sopropo en koersen [Bitter melons and exchange rates]”, in De Ware Tijd‎, retrieved 14 December 2021: Op social media zag ik recent foto's en filmpjes van vooral sopropo dat tegen woekerprijzen aan de man werd gebracht. On social media, I recently saw photos and videos of people selling bitter melons, in particular, at exorbitant prices. Sranan Tongo Etymology Possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ[1] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/ Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po Noun sopropo bitter melon, bitter gourd, the fruit of Momordica charantia References Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 743: “so̠pro̠pó̠, a herb similar to nyīnyā (...).”
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