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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkopjo/
- Rhymes: -opjo
- Syllabification: a‧co‧pio
Etymology 1
Deverbal from acopiar.
Noun
acopio m (plural acopios)
- gathering, collecting, stockpile
- hacer acopio de ― to stockpile
2020 May 18, “Las comunidades hacen acopio de material ante un posible rebrote”, in El País:Las comunidades hacen acopio de material ante un posible rebrote y el Ministerio de Sanidad les exige una vez a la semana conocer cuánto tienen almacenado.- The communities collect material before a possible outbreak and the Ministry of Health requires them once a week to know how much they have stored.
Etymology 2
Verb
acopio
- first-person singular present indicative of acopiar
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