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noun, feminine

popa

/ˈpopa/

noun, feminine/ˈpopa/plural: popas

stern, poop (back of a boat or ship)

Antonyms: proa

Related: a popa, de popa a proa, viento en popa

Inherited from Old Spanish popa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).