chopo
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
chopo m (plural chopos)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish, possibly through an earlier form *llopo, from Vulgar Latin *plōppus, with metathesis from Latin pōpulus. Likely influenced by Portuguese choupo, if not simply borrowed from it.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chopo m (plural chopos)
- A poplar tree, often the black poplar (Populus nigra)
- Coordinate term: álamo
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “chopo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014