choupo

Portuguese
choupo (Populus alba)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese chopo, from Vulgar Latin *ploppus, from a metathetical alteration and contraction of Classical Latin pōpulus (“poplar”). Compare Spanish chopo.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃo(w).pu/ [ˈʃo(ʊ̯).pu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃo(w).po/ [ˈʃo(ʊ̯).po]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃo(w).pu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃo.pu/

  • Hyphenation: chou‧po

Noun

choupo m (plural choupos)

  1. poplar (tree of the genus Populus)
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