cópula

See also: copula and copulá

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Cf. also copla, cobra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: có‧pu‧la

Noun

cópula f (plural cópulas)

1. copula
2. coupling
3. copulation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōpula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopula/ [ˈko.pu.la]
• Rhymes: -opula
• Syllabification: có‧pu‧la

Noun

cópula f (plural cópulas)

1. (grammar) copula
2. (grammar) conjunction
3. copulation

Further reading

• “cópula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014