roupa

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Galician

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Roupa, Viveiro, Galicia

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese roupa, derived from Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raupjan, to pluck), from Proto-Germanic *raupijaną. Cognate with Portuguese roupa, Spanish ropa, English robe, Italian roba.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈrowpɐ]

Noun

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roupa f (plural roupas)

  1. clothing, clothes
    • 1390, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I., Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 19:
      Este Santiago he chamado home de luz, obrador de uerdade, et era tã santo que o omẽ que o vise cobiiçaua moyto a tãjer dos fios da sua rroupa que tragia vestida
      This James is called man of light, doer of truth, and he was such a revered person that everyone who saw him coveted to touch the threads of the clothes that he wore
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (archaic) booty

Derived terms

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese roupa, from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰 (*raupa), from 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raupjan). Cognates include Portuguese and English robe, Italian roba, Spanish ropa. See also Portuguese roubar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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roupa f (plural roupas)

  1. clothing, clothes
    Tu compras roupa.You buy clothes.

Usage notes

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The word can mean multiple articles of clothing, even when using the singular, with it and the plural being used indiscriminately for said meaning.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Macanese: rópa

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