Etymology

scopa

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin scōpae
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scopa · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromscōpae“twigs, broom”
  2. English todayscopa

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

scopa · noun2

  1. Neapolitan · borrowed fromscopa
  2. Italian · borrowed fromscopa
  3. English todayscopa

Borrowed from Italian scopa and Neapolitan scopa.

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