Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golpe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: golpe
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Spanish golpe (“strike, blow”). Perhaps the reference is to a blow leaving a purple bruise; compare the theories about hurt (“blue roundel”).

Inflected Forms

golpes (plural) golp (alternative)

Questions

What does golpe mean?: A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).
Where does golpe come from?: Unknown. Compare Spanish golpe (“strike, blow”). Perhaps the reference is to a blow leaving a purple bruise; compare the theories about hurt (“blue roundel”).

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