kourpa

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• kurpa
• kurupa

Etymology

From Makhuwa ekhoropa (charcoal).

Noun

kourpa

1. giant African land snail

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from Makhuwa ekhoropa (“snail”).

Noun

kourpa

1. giant African land snail

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
• Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.