See also: zoppò

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian zoppo.

Adjective

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zoppo (not comparable)

  1. (music) Alternately with and without syncopation.

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɔp.po/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sɔp.po/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔppo
  • Hyphenation: zòp‧po

Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.[2] The Italian was possibly altered by influence from zanca.[3][4] Compare Romanian șchiop, cf. also Catalan and Occitan esclop, Old French clop.

Adjective

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zoppo (feminine zoppa, masculine plural zoppi, feminine plural zoppe)

  1. lame, limp, crippled
  2. shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly (of furniture)
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Noun

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zoppo m (plural zoppi, feminine zoppa)

  1. a lame person; a cripple
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ zoppo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. (1982). United States: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, p. 24
  3. ^ https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/ricerca/zoppo/
  4. ^ https://www.garzantilinguistica.it/ricerca/?q=zoppo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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zoppo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zoppare

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