Meanings
coppa1
plural coppas
- uncountableusuallycapicola
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The silken-textured, nutty-sweet prosciutto is named on menus from A16 in San Francisco to Blackbird in Chicago, from Otto in Manhattan to Central Michel Richard in Washington, D.C. The La Quercia range, sold in Whole Foods, has expanded to include organic and heirloom prosciuttos, as well as lardo, pancetta, speck, coppa, guanciale and an annual Acorn Edition, in which subscribers pay $3,000 to receive all the parts of the prized acorn-fed organic Berkshire meat during the year, from fresh to cured.
2009 February 1, Christine Muhlke, “Aging Gracefully”, in New York Times
COPPA2
- USabbreviationacronymAcronym of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“a law passed in the United States of America to require children under 13 years of age obtain parental consent to use social media”).
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Italiancoppa“nape”
- Englishcoppa
From Italian coppa (“nape”). Doublet of cup and coupe.
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coppa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coppa
“coppa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coppa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coppa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coppa.
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