Scopa
name, noun
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Definitions
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.
- 2 A Neapolitan card game. uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 Acronym of Seed Crushers and Oil Processors Association. UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin scōpa (“broom”) (Classical Latin scōpae (“twigs, broom”)). Compare Spanish escoba (“broom”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian scopa and Neapolitan scopa.
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