copas

See also: copás

Portuguese

Etymology

From copo (“cup”). Originally the suit was represented by cups or chalices. Eventually the design changed to that of a heart, but the name was kept.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: co‧pas

Noun

copas f pl (plural only)

1. plural of copa
2. (card games) hearts (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)

Related terms

Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text)
copas	ouros	espadas	paus

Descendants

• → Swahili: kopa

Further reading

• “copas”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopas/ [ˈko.pas]
• Rhymes: -opas
• Syllabification: co‧pas

Etymology 1

Noun

copas f pl

1. plural of copa

Etymology 2

Verb

copas

1. second-person singular present indicative of copar