zoppo

zoppo

See also: zoppò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zoppo.

Adjective

zoppo (not comparable)

1. (music) Alternately with and without syncopation.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zɔp.po/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sɔp.po/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔppo
• Hyphenation: zòp‧po

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.[2] Compare Romanian șchiop, cf. also Catalan and Occitan esclop, Old French clop.

Adjective

zoppo (feminine zoppa, masculine plural zoppi, feminine plural zoppe)

1. lame
2. shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly (of furniture)

Related terms

• zoppicare

Noun

zoppo m (plural zoppi, feminine zoppa)

1. a lame person; a cripple

Derived terms

• zoppaccio
• zoppettino
• zoppetto
• zoppino

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zoppo

1. first-person singular present indicative of zoppare

References

1. zoppo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
2. The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. (1982). United States: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, p. 24