Klingon word: Sorpuq Part of speech: noun Definition: copper (element) Source: qepHom 2015 p.13 _______________________________________________ PUN: backwards it's *qupros*, allegedly ancient Greek for copper; *ku-pi-ri-jo* is Mycenaean Greek word for "Cypriot". The island of Cyprus was so renowned for its copper that the Latin word for the metal, *cuprum*, is derived from the name of the island, specifically from the phrase *aes Cyprium* ("metal of Cyprus"). SEE: rom'on Sorpuq brass (n) jey' Sorpuq bronze (n) SEE ALSO: baS metal (n) jey' tin (n) rom'on zinc (n) Qu cast [metal] (v) QumeH ngaSwI' mold (for casting) (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons