zopie

Dutch

Etymology

Diminutive from Middle Dutch sope, from Old Dutch *sopo, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *supô. Doublet of soep, which via French ultimately derives from the same Germanic word of which zopie represents the directly inherited form (albeit with diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoː.pi/

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• Hyphenation: zo‧pie
• Rhymes: -oːpi

Noun

zopie n (uncountable)

1. A heated and spiced alcohol beverage made of beer, rum and eggs that was sold and drunk during ice skating in early modern times.

Derived terms

• koek-en-zopie

Related terms

• soep
• sop

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: sopi
• Negerhollands: soopi, soopie, soopje, sopi, supi
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: sopi (dated)
• Petjo: sopi
• Skepi Creole Dutch: sopi, soapé
• → Caribbean Javanese: sopi
• → Sranan Tongo: sopi
  • → Lokono: supi
  • → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: sopi
  • → Saramaccan: sópi, adjobí
• → Warao: sobi