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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian zoppo.
Adjective
zoppo (not comparable)
- (music) Alternately with and without syncopation.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɔp.po/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sɔp.po/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔppo
- Hyphenation: zòp‧po
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.[2] The Italian was possibly altered by influence from zanca.[3][4] Compare Romanian șchiop, cf. also Catalan and Occitan esclop, Old French clop.
Adjective
zoppo (feminine zoppa, masculine plural zoppi, feminine plural zoppe)
- lame, limp, crippled
- shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly (of furniture)
Noun
zoppo m (plural zoppi, feminine zoppa)
- a lame person; a cripple
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
zoppo
- first-person singular present indicative of zoppare
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