kop

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kɔp/

noun
Definitions
  • cup (for drinking)
  • (for animals) head
  • (colloquial) a (male) human
  • head of a nail, pin etc.
  • front, lead, e.g. in a race; charge, control.
  • heading of a text, headline
  • heads side of a coin
  • pegbox (part of a stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch cop derived from Latin cuppa (drinking vessel).

Origin

Latin

cuppa

Gloss

drinking vessel

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