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cupo

See also: Cupo and cupó

Italian

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Latin cūpa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.po/
  • Rhymes: -upo
  • Hyphenation: cù‧po

Adjective

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cupo (feminine cupa, masculine plural cupi, feminine plural cupe)

  1. deep
    Synonyms: fondo, profondo
    una cupa voragine ― a deep abyss
  2. dark
  3. deep (of a sound, voice, etc.)
    Synonyms: cavernoso, grave, sordo
  4. taciturn, uncommunicative (of a person)
  5. sullen, morose (of a person)
  6. (rare) bushy, dense
  7. (regional) deep (of a container)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • cupo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cūpō m (genitive cūpōnis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of caupō

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cūpō cūpōnēs
Genitive cūpōnis cūpōnum
Dative cūpōnī cūpōnibus
Accusative cūpōnem cūpōnēs
Ablative cūpōne cūpōnibus
Vocative cūpō cūpōnēs

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkupo/ [ˈku.po]
  • Rhymes: -upo
  • Syllabification: cu‧po

Etymology 1

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From caber.

Noun

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cupo m (plural cupos)

  1. quota
  2. capacity
  3. available room, space
    • 2015, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Ciertas maneras de no hacer nada:
      Un hermano mío salió de bachiller en ciencias […] y pasó un calvario para conseguir cupo en la universidad: todavía no lo tiene.
      One of my brothers came out of high school with science diplomas […] he went through an ordeal to get a spot at university: he still hasn't got one.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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cupo

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of caber

Further reading

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