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Spanish
Etymology
Diminutive of copo (lock, group of hairs, threads, wires, straws, close to be spun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈpete/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: co‧pe‧te
Noun
copete m (plural copetes)
- pompadour (hairstyle)
- tuft, forelock
- crest
- topping
- (journalism, Latin America) lead; lead-in (of an article)
- (Chile) an alcoholic drink
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Further reading
Walloon
Etymology
From Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa (probably shell-shaped cup, with a sharp bottom, becoming a sharp top when turned up on table), with suffix -ete.
Pronunciation
Noun
copete f (plural copetes)
- top, summit, peak
- small cup
Derived terms