acopio

See also: acopió

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈkopjo/ [aˈko.pjo]
  • Rhymes: -opjo
  • Syllabification: a‧co‧pio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from acopiar.

Noun

acopio m (plural acopios)

  1. gathering, collecting, stockpile
    hacer acopio de ― to stockpile
    • 2020 May 18, “Las comunidades hacen acopio de material ante un posible rebrote”, in El País‎[1]:
      Las comunidades hacen acopio de material ante un posible rebrote y el Ministerio de Sanidad les exige una vez a la semana conocer cuánto tienen almacenado.
      The communities collect material before a possible outbreak and the Ministry of Health requires them once a week to know how much they have stored.

Etymology 2

Verb

acopio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of acopiar

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