sopropo

Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Sranan Tongo sopropo, possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ

Pronunciation
  • (Suriname) IPA(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /soːˈproː.poː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po

Noun

sopropo m (plural sopropo's, diminutive sopropootje n)

  1. (Suriname, Netherlands) bitter melon, bitter gourd, Momordica charantia and its fruit
    • 1835, Marten Douwes Teenstra, De landbouw in de kolonie Suriname [Agriculture in the colony of Suriname]‎, Groningen: H. Eekhoff, page 277:
      De soppropo is eene bevallig klimmende rankplant met een' enkelen gelen bloesem; de rondachtige, niet groote bladen (2 Ned. duimen in middellijn) hebben meerendeels zeven ronde takken.
      The bitter melon is a gracefully climbing vine with a single yellow inflorescence; the roundish, not very large leaves (2 Dutch inches in diameter) mostly have seven round branches.
    • 2021 June 7, Gerold Rozenblad, “Sopropo en koersen [Bitter melons and exchange rates]”, in De Ware Tijd‎, archived from the original on 14 December 2021:
      Op social media zag ik recent foto's en filmpjes van vooral sopropo dat tegen woekerprijzen aan de man werd gebracht.
      On social media, I recently saw photos and videos of people selling bitter melons, in particular, at exorbitant prices.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/
  • Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po

Noun

sopropo

  1. bitter melon, bitter gourd, the fruit of Momordica charantia

References
  1. Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 743: “so̠pro̠pó̠, a herb similar to nyīnyā (...).”
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