cópula

See also: copula and copulá

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Cf. also copla, cobra.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu.lɐ/

Hyphenation: có‧pu‧la

Noun

cópula f (plural cópulas)

Further reading

“cópula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cópula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōpula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkopula/ [ˈko.pu.la]
Rhymes: -opula
Syllabification: có‧pu‧la

Noun

cópula f (plural cópulas)

Further reading

“cópula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025