zoupo

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese çopo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), ultimately probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zopo and Italian zoppo.

Alternative forms

• zopo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθowpo̝/, (western) /ˈsowpo̝/

Adjective

zoupo (feminine zoupa, masculine plural zoupos, feminine plural zoupas)

1. clumsy

   Synonyms: torpe, zoupeiro, zoupón

2. bow-legged; twisted

   Synonym: trenco

3. lame

   Synonym: coxo

Derived terms

• zoupar
• zoupón

Related terms

• zopegar
• zopenco
• zopo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zoupo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zoupo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Etymology 2

Verb

zoupo

1. first-person singular present indicative of zoupar