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sapo

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin sāpō, English soap.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsapo]
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  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po

Noun

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sapo (accusative singular sapon, plural sapoj, accusative plural sapojn)

  1. soap

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Galician

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsapo/ [ˈs̺a.pʊ]
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po

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sapo m (plural sapos)

  1. toad
    Synonyms: costro, coucou
  2. ancient amulet against sorcery in the form of a small bag with one esconxuro (incantation, spell) inside

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Etymology

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Unknown, possibly from Japanese しゃぶしゃぶ (shabushabu); onomatopoeic, resembling the sound emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the pot.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsapo]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po

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sapo (first-person possessive sapoku, second-person possessive sapomu, third-person possessive saponya)

  1. hot pot, (pot and meal)

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Documented since the first century CE (see quote).

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sāpō m (genitive sāpōnis); third declension

  1. an ancient hair-product
    • late first century CE, Pliny, Natural History, 28.12.51:
      Prodest et sapo, Galliarum hoc inventum rutilandis capillis. Fit ex sebo et cinere, optimus fagino et caprino, duobus modis, spissus ac liquidus, uterque apud Germanos maiore in usu viris quam feminis.
      The Gaulish invention sapo is also useful for dying one's hair red. It is made of animal fat and ash; the best kind is made of ash from beech trees and fat from goats. It comes in two types, a viscous one and a more runny one, both of which are more commonly used by men than women amongst the Germanic peoples.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sāpō sāpōnēs
Genitive sāpōnis sāpōnum
Dative sāpōnī sāpōnibus
Accusative sāpōnem sāpōnēs
Ablative sāpōne sāpōnibus
Vocative sāpō sāpōnēs

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References

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  • “sapo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sapo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • sapo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “sapo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “sapo”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Maranao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Verb

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sapo

  1. to rub

Portuguese

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sapo (Alytes cisternasii)

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese sapo, of unknown origin. Possibly from Iberian.

Cognate with Galician sapo, Mirandese sapo, Asturian sapu, Spanish sapo, Aragonese zapo and Basque apo.

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  • Rhymes: -apu
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po

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sapo m (plural sapos)

  1. toad (amphibian in Anura with drier skin)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unknown, possibly an onomatopoeic borrowing from Iberian (denoting the noise a toad makes when upon falling into a puddle or onto wet ground), and cognate with Basque apo.

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Adjective

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sapo (feminine sapa, masculine plural sapos, feminine plural sapas)

  1. (Chile) ugly
  2. telltale, loudmouth

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sapo m (plural sapos, feminine sapa, feminine plural sapas)

  1. toad
  2. (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, colloquial) a very curious person
  3. (Chile, Ecuador, Peru, colloquial) a voyeur
    Synonyms: mirón, voyeur
  4. (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, colloquial, derogatory) informer
    Synonyms: informante, chivato, delator
  5. (Mexico) flapper valve

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Descendants

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  • → Gascon: sapo
  • → San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: cosápo

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Compare sapupo.

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Adjective

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sapó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓ)

  1. held or supported carefully with the palms of one's hands
    Synonyms: sapupo, salo, hawak, hawak-hawak
  2. supported with a prop
    Synonyms: may-tukod, may-salo, may-sapo, salo-salo
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sapó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓ)

  1. act of supporting or carrying by the palm of the hands
    Synonyms: sapupo, pagsapupo, salo, hawak
  2. temporary undersupport (to prevent from collapsing)

Etymology 2

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Compare pupo.

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sapô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓ)

  1. banana tree stump (after being cut down)
  2. overflowing of water on the road or field
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Etymology 3

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sapó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓ)

  1. ochre; ocher; red earth
  2. red ochre used in polishing gold surfaces
  3. metallic coating or gilding

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sapo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓ)

  1. small cobweb usually found on low grasses with clinging drops of dew (especially in the early morning)

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