metopa

English

Noun

metopa (plural metopas or metopae)

1. Alternative form of metope.

Anagrams

• tampoe, pomate

Italian

Etymology

From Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.to.pa/
• Rhymes: -ɛtopa
• Hyphenation: mè‧to‧pa

Noun

metopa f (plural metope)

1. metope

See also

• triglifo

Anagrams

• a tempo, pomate

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη (metópē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈtopa/ [meˈt̪o.pa]
• Rhymes: -opa
• Syllabification: me‧to‧pa

Noun

metopa f (plural metopas)

1. (architecture) metope
   • 2017 May 9, “Tesoro restaurado vale por dos”, in Juventud Rebelde‎:

     Encima de las ventanas se destacan metopas labradas con temas de la vida nacional: comercio, familia, justicia, agricultura e instrucción.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “metopa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024