acoplar

Etymology

Borrowed from French accoupler.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [akoˈplaɾ]
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [akoˈpla(ɹ)]
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [akoˈpla(ɻ)]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [akoˈpla(χ)]

Verb

acoplar (first-person singular present indicative acoplo, past participle acoplado)

1. couple (to join two things together)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin copulare (“to combine”); cf. French accoupler, Portuguese acoplar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akoˈplaɾ/

Verb

acoplar (first-person singular present acoplo, first-person singular preterite acoplé, past participle acoplado)

1. (transitive) to couple
2. (reflexive) to adapt oneself

Further reading

• “acoplar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.