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• interjection
Used (originally in Greek and Mediterranean contexts) to express enthusiasm, celebration, high spirits, or surprise, especially while dancing, dining, or after someone accidentally drops a dish.
"The restaurant guests shouted "Opa!" as the waiter lit the flaming cheese at the table."
• noun
An affectionate or informal term for a grandfather, especially in families of German or Dutch heritage.
"Every Sunday afternoon, the children visited their opa to hear stories about his youth."
• Rhymes for opa
Word Origin & Etymology
The celebratory interjection is borrowed from Modern Greek 'όπα' (ópa), a traditional exclamation of high spirits or surprise, while the noun meaning grandfather is borrowed from German and Dutch 'Opa', a hypocoristic shortening of 'Großpapa' or 'grootpapa'.
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