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(usually in the plural) a type of cape used by members of the clergy
1414, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 102:
mando a Rodrigo Afonſo, clerigo, meu criado, as mjñas opas griſes forradas de ſarga vermella
I send to Rodrigo Afonso, my servant, my grey capes lined in red serge
“opa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“opas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“opa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“opa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.