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scopa
[ skoh-puh ]
scopa
1/ ˈskəʊpə /
noun
- a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen
SCOPA
2/ ˈskəʊpə /
acronym for
- Standing Committee on Public Accounts
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Other Words From
- sco·pate [skoh, -peyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scopa1
1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scopa1
C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush
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Example Sentences
There would be a group intent on "Scopa," another calling "Mi staio!"
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Two minutes later the cousins were absorbed in a game of scopa.
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