colpo

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • blow, knock, shock
  • punch, hit, pound
  • shot of a gun
  • (medicine) stroke, fit
  • raid

Etymology

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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