scopa

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noun

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.

OriginLatin scōpae →
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Meanings

scopa1

nounscopa (plural scopae)

plural scopae

  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.

scopa2

nounscopa (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecard gamesA Neapolitan card game.

SCOPA3

proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationacronymAcronym of Seed Crushers and Oil Processors Association.

Origin

scopa · noun

  1. Latinscōpae“twigs, broom”
  2. Englishscopa

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

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scopa · noun

  1. Neapolitanscopa
  2. Italianscopa
  3. Englishscopa

Borrowed from Italian scopa and Neapolitan scopa.

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Translations

Portuguese escopa
  • escopaNeapolitan card game

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pascocopsaposca
Cite this entry
APA

scopa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scopa

MLA

“scopa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scopa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scopa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scopa.

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