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cho•pa
(chō′pə, chop′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -pa, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -pas.
- Fishany of several fishes, esp. of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Latin clupea; see clupeid
- Portuguese choupa
- Spanish
- 1880–85