copudo

[ko-PU-do]

adjectivemasculinepl: copudos

thick-topped, bushy-headed, full-crowned (referring to trees)

1. Having a thick, dense, or full crown of foliage; said of trees with abundant branches and leaves at the top

The copudo tree provided excellent shade in the plaza.

A árvore copuda oferecia excelente sombra na praça.

2. Having a large or disproportionately full head (colloquial, somewhat derogatory when applied to people)

He was a copudo fellow with an unusually round head.

Ele era um rapaz copudo com uma cabeça inusualmente redonda.

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General Brazilian

copudo

Common usage for describing trees with dense foliage

Argentina

copudo

Also used for the Loxopterygium lorentzii tree species native to the region

Portugal

de copa frondosa

Less commonly used; Portuguese speakers prefer descriptive phrases

árvore copuda

ter cabeça copuda

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