choupelo

Galician

Etymology

A derivative in -elo from *choupo, related to choupana, ultimately probably from Proto-Germanic *skup- and hence cognate with English shop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃowˈpɛlo̝/

Noun

choupelo m (plural choupelos)

1. shack or hovel for sheltering animals, in the hills
2. navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris)

   Synonym: couselo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “choupelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “choupelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “choupelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN