choupo

Portuguese

choupo (Populus alba)

Alternative forms

chopo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese chopo, from Vulgar Latin *ploppus, from a metathetical alteration and contraction of Classical Latin pōpulus (“poplar”). Compare Spanish chopo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃo(w).pu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃo(w).po/
Hyphenation: chou‧po

Noun

choupo m (plural choupos)

poplar (tree of the genus Populus)

Related terms

choupal
choupana

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