copla

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cobra

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the inherited doublet cobra and the learned doublet cópula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.plɐ/

• Hyphenation: co‧pla

Noun

copla f (plural coplas)

1. couplet

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the learned doublet cópula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopla/ [ˈko.pla]
• Rhymes: -opla
• Syllabification: co‧pla

Noun

copla f (plural coplas)

1. couplet; stanza
2. popular song

Derived terms

• quedarse con la copla

 

Related terms

• acoplar

 

Further reading

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