English Explanatory Dictionary

scopa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.
noun
  1. A Neapolitan card game.
name
  1. Acronym of Seed Crushers and Oil Processors Association.

Word forms

scopa scopae

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin scōpa (“broom”) (Classical Latin scōpae (“twigs, broom”)). Compare Spanish escoba (“broom”).

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