vopa

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek βόωψ (bóōps), *βῶψ (*bôps), accusative βῶπα (bôpa). Compare Albanian vopë, Greek γόπα (gópa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpa
  • Hyphenation: vò‧pa

Noun

vopa f (plural vope) (regional, central-southern Italy)

  1. bogue (Boops boops)
    Synonym: boga

References
  • boga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “vopa”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 21, page 1017
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