Where does “tope” come from?

tope (Italian) comes from Italian topa, from Spanish topar — to come across, encounter; to knock against, hit,...

tope (Italian): plural of topa

Definitions

  1. plural of topa

Ancestry of “tope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantopafemale equivalent of topo; pussy
2Spanishtoparto come across, encounter; to knock against, hit,...
Every word from Spanish topar
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