coppo

Italian

Etymology

Akin to coppa (“cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkop.po/
• Hyphenation: cóp‧po

Noun

coppo m (plural coppi)

1. jug, pitcher

   Synonym: orcio

2. (historical, unit of measure) An ancient unit of volume.
3. A type of curved roof tile.

   Synonym: tegola

4. (fishing) Synonym of negossa
5. (archaic) cavity
   1. The cavity of the eye.
      • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXXIII, page 495, lines 94–99:

        Lo pianto stesso lì pianger non lascia, ¶ e ’l duol che truova in su li occhi rintoppo, ¶ si volge in entro a far crescer l’ambascia; ¶ ché le lagrime prime fanno groppo, ¶ e sì come visiere di cristallo, ¶ rïempion sotto ’l ciglio tutto il coppo.

        Weeping itself there does not let them weep, and grief that finds a barrier in the eyes turns itself inward to increase the anguish; because the earliest tears a cluster form, and, in the manner of a crystal visor, fill all the cup beneath the eyebrow full.

   2. The concave part of a helm.

References

• coppo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana