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scopa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
sco-pa
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.

noun

A Neapolitan card game.

Uncountable

name

Acronym of Seed Crushers and Oil Processors Association.

British usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin scōpa (“broom”) (Classical Latin scōpae (“twigs, broom”)). Compare Spanish escoba (“broom”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: scōpae, scopa

Usage

Inflected Forms

scopae (plural)

Questions

What does scopa mean?
Any of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.
Where does scopa come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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