scopa

[ skoh-puh ]

/ ˈskoʊ pə /

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noun, plural sco·pae

[skoh-pee], /ˈskoʊ pi/, sco·pas.

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Origin of scopa

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

OTHER WORDS FROM scopa

sco·pate

[skoh-peyt], /ˈskoʊ peɪt/, adjective

Words nearby scopa

scoosh, scoot, scooter, scoot over, scop, scopa, Scopas, scope, scope out, Scopes, Scopes trial

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How to use scopa in a sentence

There would be a group intent on "Scopa," another calling "Mi staio!"
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
Two minutes later the cousins were absorbed in a game of scopa.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scopa (1 of 2)

scopa

/ (ˈskəʊpə) /

noun plural -pae (-ˌpiː)

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

Word Origin for scopa

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

British Dictionary definitions for scopa (2 of 2)

SCOPA

/ (ˈskəʊpə) /

n acronym for (in South Africa)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts

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