chopo

Portuguese

Noun

chopo m (plural chopos)

  1. obsolete form of choupo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃopo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.po]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Syllabification: cho‧po

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish, possibly through an earlier form *llopo, from Vulgar Latin *plōppus, with metathesis from Latin pōpulus. Likely influenced by Portuguese choupo, if not simply borrowed from it.

Noun

chopo m (plural chopos)

  1. A poplar tree, often the black poplar (Populus nigra)
    Coordinate term: álamo

Etymology 2

Noun

chopo m (plural chopos)

  1. (Andalusia) alternative form of choco (“species of squid or cuttlefish”)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian schioppo.

Noun

chopo m (plural chopos)

  1. (colloquial, firearms) rifle

Further reading

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