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metopa

Spanish, noun/meˈtopa/

metopa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “metope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Panel rectangular, habitualmente ornado con bajorrelieves, que ocupa el espacio entre los triglifos que…”.

What does metopa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemetope

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Panel rectangular, habitualmente ornado con bajorrelieves, que ocupa el espacio entre los triglifos que rematan las vigas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of metopa

  • metopas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce metopa?

  • /meˈtopa/
  • [meˈt̪o.pa]
  • [meˈt̪opa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is metopa in Spanish?

metopa appears about once in every 52 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).