scopa

[ skoh-puh ]

noun

, plural sco·pae [skoh, -pee], sco·pas.

1. pollen brush.

SCOPA

¹

/ ˈskəʊpə /

acronym for

1. Standing Committee on Public Accounts

scopa

²

/ ˈskəʊpə /

noun

1. a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen

Other Words From

• sco·pate [skoh, -peyt], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scopa¹

1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots

Word History and Origins

Origin of scopa¹

C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush

Example Sentences

There would be a group intent on "Scopa," another calling "Mi staio!"

From Project Gutenberg

Two minutes later the cousins were absorbed in a game of scopa.

From Project Gutenberg