kop

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɒp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kop)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kop  (kop),USA pronunciation n. (in South Africa)
  1. British Termsa hill.
  • Afrikaans: literally, head, hence high or top part. See cop3
  • 1825–35

kop., 
  1. Currencykopeck.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kop / kɒp/
  1. a prominent isolated hill or mountain in southern Africa
    See inselberg
Etymology: from Afrikaans: head, hence high part; compare German Kopf head; see cop2
'kop' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Boskop man - Keystone Kop - Koplik's spots - comma - cop - dunderhead - kopeck - kopje - syncope - wicopy

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