Masculine

golpe

Meaning

  1. (masculine) blow (act of striking or hitting)
  2. (figuratively, masculine) blow (unfortunate occurrence)
  3. (figuratively, masculine) a decisive act or occurrence
  4. (Brazil, figuratively, masculine) scam, grift (fraudulent deal)
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine) clipping of golpe de estado: coup d'état
  6. (masculine) gust (abrupt rush of wind)
  7. (masculine, obsolete) multitude (great amount, especially of people)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɔw.pi/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese colbe, golbe, from Late Latin colpus, from Latin colaphus (“blow; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow; slap”). Some sources believe it to have been introduced through a Gallo-Romance intermediate such as Old Occitan colp, although this is uncertain. It may alternatively be a derivative of an Old Portuguese verb golpar, golbar. Compare Spanish golpe.

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