golpe

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • hit, blow, strike
  • punch, jab
  • knock door
  • bump, bang, bash, slam, thump, whack
  • crowd, multitude of people
  • gush of water, gust of wind
  • blast of music
  • heartbeat
  • beat; rhythm
  • bunch of seedlings in one hole
  • hole for planting seedlings
  • shot, stroke in billiards
  • stroke heat, of luck, of genius, etc.
  • surprise
  • heist, job
  • swing golf, baseball

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish colpe inherited from Latin *colpus, colaphus (cuff, blow, box on the ear, a cuff, blow with the fist) derived from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (slap, blow, a blow, smack).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κόλαφος

Gloss

slap, blow, a blow, smack

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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