chopa [choh-puh, chop-uh] Word Origin noun, plural (especially collectively) cho·pa, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cho·pas.
- any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
Origin of chopa 1880–85; Spanish Portuguese choupa Latin clupea; see clupeid