copla
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the inherited doublet cobra and the learned doublet cópula.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.plɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.pla/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.plɐ/
- Hyphenation: co‧pla
Noun
copla f (plural coplas)
Further reading
- “copla”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “copla”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “copla”, 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