golpe

English

Etymology

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Noun

golpe (plural golpes)

1. (heraldry) A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).

References

• Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, The Observer's Book of Heraldry, Frederick Warne and Co., p. 60.

Anagrams

• glope, pegol, pelog

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Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colpus, from Latin colaphus (“blow; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow; slap”). Compare Spanish golpe.

Noun

golpe m (plural golpes)

1. hit, blow, shot
2. bump, knock
3. amount, load

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Galician

Etymology 1

13th century. From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese colbe, from Vulgar Latin *cŏlǒpus, from Latin colaphus (“blow; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow; slap”), or alternatively from a related Galician-Portuguese verb. Compare Portuguese golpe, Spanish golpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlpe̝/

Noun

golpe m (plural golpes)

1. bump, knock, stroke, hit
   • 1423, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 120:

     chamándolle vilaao, fodidincul, curnudo, priuado, perro treedor, dizéndolle outros deostos et injurias atroçes et queréndoo matar dentro en sua casa do dito Johán Ferrandes, deytándolles golpes primeiramente con hua espada nua et cortándolle a roupa que tiña vestida

     calling him villain, fucked-in-the-ass, horned, protected, traitor dog, and other abuses and terrible insults, and wanting to kill Xoan Fernández inside his house, hitting him first with an unsheathed sword, and cutting the clothes he was wearing

   Synonym: pancada

2. (figuratively) disgrace

Etymology 2

From Latin vulpēs, vulpem. Compare Portuguese golpelha, French goupil, Romansch golp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlpe̝/

Noun

golpe m (plural golpes)

1. fox

   Synonym: raposo

Related terms

• A Pena do Golpe
• golpella

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “golpe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “golpe”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “golpe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “golpe colapus”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “golpe vulpes”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “golpe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡol.pe/
• Rhymes: -olpe
• Hyphenation: gól‧pe

Etymology 1

Noun

golpe f (plural golpi)

1. mildew, smut

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish golpe. Doublet of colpo.

Noun

golpe m (invariable)

1. a military coup or putsch

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese colbe, golbe, from Vulgar 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɫ.pɨ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔw.pi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔw.pe/
• Rhymes: -ɔwpi
• Hyphenation: gol‧pe

Noun

golpe m (plural s)

1. blow (act of striking or hitting)

   O pivete lhe deu um golpe no rosto.

   The brat gave him a blow to the face.

   Synonym: pancada

2. (figurative) blow (unfortunate occurrence)

   A derrota foi um golpe.

   The defeat was a blow.

   Synonyms: desgraça, infortúnio

3. (figurative) a decisive act or occurrence

   A vitória foi um golpe de sorte.

   The victory was a stroke of luck.

4. (figurative) scam (fraudulent deal)

   O empresário deu um golpe na própria empresa.

   The businessman scammed (literally: did a scam on) his own company.

   Synonym: fraude

5. Clipping of golpe de estado: coup d’état

   Acabou de ocorrer um golpe naquele país.

   A coup d’état just occurred in that country.

   Synonym: golpe de estado

6. gust (abrupt rush of wind)

   Synonym: rajada

7. (obsolete) multitude (great amount, especially of people)

   Synonym: multidão

Derived terms

• golpe baixo
• golpe de arco
• golpe de aríete
• golpe de estado
• golpe de mar
• golpe de mestre
• golpe de misericórdia
• golpe de vista
• golpe do baú

 

Related terms

• golpeado
• golpeadura
• golpeamento
• golpeante
• golpear
• golpismo
• golpista

 

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• colpe (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Spanish colpe, from Vulgar Latin *colpus (attested in Salic Law and the Reichenau Glosses), syncopation of *colŭpus, alteration of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).

While some linguists suggest it may possibly be a Gallicism in Hispano-Romance due to its unusual phonetic evolution (e.g. lack of diphtongization of the 'o', final '-e', etc.), upon closer inspection, this is probably not the case. The fact that the Latin word was originally a loanword from Greek, subject to certain sound shifts affecting the short vowels in open syllables, likely had an impact on its development in Romance. As for the final '-e' instead of an '-o' in an expected *golpo, it may be because the Spanish word was actually a derivative of the Old Spanish verb golpar (“to wound, hurt”), colpar, from a related Vulgar Latin verb *colaphāre (a Late or Vulgar Latin derivation culpatores, referring to a type of gladiator, was attested in a gloss, for *colaphatores, following syncopation); compare French couper and Old Galician-Portuguese golpar, golbar. Cognate with English coup. Doublet of colpo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡolpe/ [ˈɡol.pe]
• Hyphenation: gol‧pe

• Audio (Colombia):

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Noun

golpe m (plural golpes)

1. hit, blow, strike
2. punch, jab
3. knock (door)
4. bump, bang, bash (sound of a blow or dull impact)

   Synonym: batacazo

5. crowd, multitude (of people)
6. gush (of water), gust (of wind)
7. blast (of music)
8. heartbeat

   Synonym: latido

9. beat; rhythm

   Synonyms: latido, ritmo

10. (horticulture) bunch of seedlings (in one hole)
11. (horticulture) hole (for planting seedlings)
12. (billiards) shot, stroke
13. (figurative) stroke (heat, of luck, of genius, etc.)
14. surprise

    Synonym: sorpresa

15. heist, job

    Synonyms: robo, atraco

16. (golf, baseball) swing
17. Ellipsis of golpe de estado (“coup d'état”).

Derived terms

• autogolpe
• dar golpe
• de golpe
• de un golpe
• golpe bajo
• golpe de calor
• golpe de estado
• golpe de gracia
• golpe de palacio
• golpe de timón
• golpear
• golpetazo
• golpiza
• paragolpes

 

Further reading

• “golpe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish golpe. Compare Tagalog gulpi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gol‧pe
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡolpe/, [ˈɡol.pɛ]

Noun

golpe

1. use of force

   Synonyms: bugbog, pagbugbog

2. (gambling) first prize of money given to the owner of a gambling place

Derived terms

• golpe de estado
• golpe de-gulat