copete

copete
masculine noun
1. crest (de ave)
2. tuft (de pelo)
3. (informal)
  • de alto copete -> posh

copete [co-pay’-tay]
noun
1. A crest, a tuft, aigret, toupee. (m)
  • Estar hasta el copete -> (Carib. Mex.) To be fed up to the back teeth
2. Forelock of a horse. (m)
3. Crownwork of a looking-glass frame, made in the shape of a shell. (m)
4. Top of the shoe which rises over the buckle. (m)
5. Top, summit. (m)
6. The projecting top or cop of sherbets or ice cream. (m)
  • Hombre de copete, a man of respectability and character. Tener copet -> or mucho copete, to assume an air of authority, to be lofty, supercilious, and haughty
  • Asir la ocasión por el copete -> (Prov.) To profit by the opportunity

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