scoppio

See also: scoppiò

Italian

Etymology 1

Metathesized counterpart to schioppo (gun), from Latin stloppus (slap, with /tl/ > /kl/ > /kj/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔp.pjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔppjo
  • Hyphenation: scòp‧pio

Noun

scoppio m (plural scoppi)

  1. explosion
  2. bang
Derived terms
Further reading
  • scoppio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • scoppio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔp.pjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔppjo
  • Hyphenation: scòp‧pio

Verb

scoppio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scoppiare (to explode, to burst)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔp.pjo/, /ˈskop.pjo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔppjo, -oppjo
  • Hyphenation: scòp‧pio, scóp‧pio

Verb

scoppio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scoppiare (to separate, to divide)

References

  1. scoppio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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