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zoppo

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See also: zoppò

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian zoppo.

    Adjective

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    zoppo (not comparable)

    1. (music) Alternately with and without syncopation.

    Italian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɔp.po/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sɔp.po/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ɔppo
    • Hyphenation: zòp‧po

    Etymology 1

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    From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.[2] The Italian was possibly altered by influence from zanca.[3][4] Compare Romanian șchiop, cf. also Catalan and Occitan esclop, Old French clop and Sicilian zoppu.

    Adjective

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    zoppo (feminine zoppa, masculine plural zoppi, feminine plural zoppe)

    1. lame, limping, crippled
    2. shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly (of furniture)
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    Noun

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    zoppo m (plural zoppi, feminine zoppa)

    1. a lame person; a cripple
    Derived terms
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    References

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    1. ^ “zoppo” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
    2. ^ The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. (1982). United States: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, p. 24
    3. ^ https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/ricerca/zoppo/
    4. ^ https://www.garzantilinguistica.it/ricerca/?q=zoppo

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    zoppo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of zoppare

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