copete
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of copo (lock, group of hairs, threads, wires, straws, close to be spun).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
copete m (plural copetes)
- pompadour (hairstyle)
- tuft, forelock
- crest
- topping
- (journalism, Latin America) lead; lead-in (of an article)
- (Chile) an alcoholic drink
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “copete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Walloon edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa (probably shell-shaped cup, with a sharp bottom, becoming a sharp top when turned up on table), with suffix -ete.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
copete f (plural copetes)