cópula

See also: copula and copulá

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Cf. also copla, cobra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: có‧pu‧la

Noun

cópula f (plural cópulas)

1. copula
2. coupling
3. copulation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōpula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopula/ [ˈko.pu.la]
• Rhymes: -opula
• Syllabification: có‧pu‧la

Noun

cópula f (plural cópulas)

1. (grammar) copula
2. (grammar) conjunction
3. copulation

Further reading

• “cópula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10