coppia

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōpla, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula, which was borrowed. Compare Sicilian cucchia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔp.pja/, /ˈkop.pja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔppja, -oppja
  • Hyphenation: còp‧pia, cóp‧pia
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Noun

coppia f (plural coppie)

  1. couple (people)
  2. pair (animals)
  3. torque
  4. (card games, poker) pair

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ coppia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • coppia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • coppia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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