English

Noun

scopa ‎(plural scopae)

1. Any of various body parts of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.

Etymology 2

Italian

Noun

scopa ‎(uncountable)

1. (card games) A Neapolitan card game.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin scopa.

Noun

scopa f ‎(plural scope)

1. broom, besom
2. (card games) a Neapolitan card game
3. (botany) briar, tree heat

Related terms

• scopare
• scopatura
• scopeto

Verb

scopa

1. third-person singular present indicative of scopare
2. second-person singular imperative of scopare

Anagrams

• pasco, scapo

Latin

Etymology

From scapus ‎(“shaft”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.pa/

Noun

scōpa f ‎(genitive scōpae); first declension

1. branch of a plant
2. (plural) broom, besom

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• scōpō
• scopula

Descendants

Verb

scōpā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of scōpō

References

• scopa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• SCOPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “scopa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.