chope
See also: chopé
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
chope (third-person singular simple present chopes, present participle choping, simple past and past participle choped)
- (Singapore, informal) To reserve a place, such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
Anagrams[edit]
Chinook Jargon[edit]
Noun[edit]
chope
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (with regards to gender): chitsh
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Alemannic German (Alsatian) Schoppe.
Noun[edit]
chope f (plural chopes)
- tankard, mug
- (colloquial) beer, quick beer, quick one (glass of beer)
Etymology 2[edit]
Inflected forms.
Verb[edit]
chope
- first-person singular present indicative of choper
- third-person singular present indicative of choper
- first-person singular present subjunctive of choper
- third-person singular present subjunctive of choper
- second-person singular imperative of choper
Anagrams[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “chope” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
chope m (plural chopes)
- gulp (the usual amount swallowed)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
chope m (plural chopes)
- a good job, business or opportunity
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
chope m (plural chopes)
References[edit]
- “chope” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “chope” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “chope” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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