colpo

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See also: colpo-

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colpus, from Latin colaphus from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos). Doublet of golfo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkol.po/
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Rhymes: -olpo
Hyphenation: cól‧po

Noun

colpo m (plural colpi)

blow, knock, shock
punch, hit, pound
shot (of a gun)
(medicine, informal) stroke, fit
raid
(vulgar) sexual intercourse, especially if short

Derived terms

a colpo d'occhio (“at a glance”)
al primo colpo (“at the first attempt”)
di colpo, tutto d'un colpo (“suddenly”)
far colpo (“to cause a sensation”)
colpo d'aria (“a cold, an illness caused by adverse weather”)
colpo della strega
colpo di calore
colpo di fortuna (“stroke of luck”)
colpo di fulmine
colpo di frusta (“whiplash”)
colpo di grazia (“coup de grace”)
colpo di mano (“surprise attack”)
colpo di reni
colpo di scena
colpo di sole
colpo di sonno
colpo di spugna
colpo di stato (“coup d'état”)
colpo di telefono
colpo di testa
colpo di tosse
colpo di vento (“gust of wind”)
colpo d'occhio
crivellare di colpi
perdere colpi (“to misfire”)
colpo mancino

Descendants

Turkish: kolpa

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkolpo/
Rhymes: -olpo
Syllabification: col‧po

Noun

colpo m (plural colpos)

colpus

Verb

colpo

first-person singular present indicative of colpar

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