chope
French, noun
chope is spelled C-H-O-P-E (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 23,140th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chope is a French feminine noun meaning “tankard, mug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of choper. With an accent, chopé is a different word: “past participle of choper”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand récipient cylindrique à anse pour boire de la bière”.
What does chope mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetankard, mug
- 2
colloquialfemininebeer, quick beer, quick one (glass of beer)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of choper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand récipient cylindrique à anse pour boire de la bière. 2. Son contenu. 3. Bière légère. 4. Biberon.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chope
- chopes plural
- chopée feminine
- chopés masculine plural
- chopées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to chope
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chope in French?
chope appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).