copla

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cobra

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the inherited doublet cobra and the learned doublet cópula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.plɐ/

Hyphenation: co‧pla

Noun

copla f (plural coplas)

couplet

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the learned doublet cópula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkopla/ [ˈko.pla]
Rhymes: -opla
Syllabification: co‧pla

Noun

copla f (plural coplas)

couplet; stanza
popular song

Derived terms

quedarse con la copla

Related terms

acoplar

Further reading

“copla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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