zoupo
Galician
Alternative forms
- zopo
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese çopo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), ultimately probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zopo and Italian zoppo.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθowpo̝/, (western) /ˈsowpo̝/
Adjective
zoupo m (feminine singular zoupa, masculine plural zoupos, feminine plural zoupas)
- clumsy
- Synonyms: torpe, zoupeiro
- bow-legged; twisted
- Synonym: trenco
- lame
- Synonym: coxo
Derived terms
- zoupar
- zoupón
Related terms
- zopegar
- zopenco
- zopo
References
- “zoupo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “zoupo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “zopo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos