copa

Adjective

copa (comparative more copa, superlative most copa)

1. (US, slang) Clipping of copacetic.

Anagrams

• CoAP, paco, OPAC, OPCA, Paco, acop, APCO, Capo, capo, ACPO

Noun

copa f (plural copes)

1. cup (vessel for drinking)
2. cupful
3. cup (trophy in the shape of an oversized cup)
4. cup (sports competition/trophy)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈko.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈko.pa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Compare Occitan copa, French coupe, Spanish copa.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “copa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “copa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.pa/, [ˈkoːpä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈko.pa/, [ˈkɔːpä]

Noun

cōpa f (genitive cōpae, masculine cōpō); first declension

1. a female tavern-keeper

References

• “copa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese copa, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Doublet of cuba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: co‧pa

Noun

copa f (plural copas)

1. crop (top of a plant)
2. crown, treetop
3. breakfast room
4. cup (part of bra)
5. (Brazil) cup (sports trophy)

   Synonym: taça

6. (Brazil) cup (sports competition)
7. singular of copas (“hearts”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopa/ [ˈko.pa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -opa
• Syllabification: co‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish copa, from Late Latin cŭppa, from Latin cūpa. Doublet of cuba.

Noun

copa f (plural copas)

1. stemmed glass, glass, goblet or its content

   Synonyms: póculo, vaso

   una copa de vino ― a glass of wine / a wine glass

2. (figuratively) cocktail, drink
3. crown, treetop
4. cup, trophy (prize in sports)
5. cup, competition (sports competition)
6. cup of a brassiere
7. hollow of a hat
8. (card games) heart or a card of the hearts suit (on Spanish cards, the symbol is of a goblet)
9. brake head

Derived terms

• bar de copas
• como la copa de un pino
• copa menstrual
• Copa Mundial
• copita
• copón
• ir de copas
• lavacopas
• sombrero de copa
• sombrero de copa alta

Related terms

• copo

Suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text)
corazones	diamantes	picas	tréboles

Spanish suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text)
espadas	copas	oros	bastos

Descendants

• → Basque: kopa
• → O'odham: ko꞉ba

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “copa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Etymology

From Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpa/
• Rhymes: -ɔpa

Noun

copa f (plural copâu or copau or copâon)

1. summit, peak, top

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “copa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies