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copinya

Pronunciation: [kuˈpi.ɲə]

“copinya” is a Catalan word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. scallop
  2. pendentive
  3. cockle
  4. clam
  5. hatch

Etymology

Uncertain. Proposals include: # From an anomalous development of Latin conchylium. # From an anomalous development of Latin pecten, pectinem. # From a metathesized form of a pre-Roman root *pekina. # From a diminutive of Latin cuppa (“drinking vessel”).

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