See Also: hyalo-(medicine)
hyalo-(dictionary)

stoppo (iou) and hyalo- (medicine)


stoppo (iou)



stoppo noun. Pl. -os. M20.
[from STOP noun2 or verb + -O.]
A rest or break from work. slang. M20.
An escape, a getaway. Esp. in take stoppo, make a rapid escape in order to avoid detection. Criminals' slang. M20.
attrib.: stoppo car, stoppo driver, etc.

hyalo- (medicine)


hyalo-
Glassy, hyalin; vitreous.

Compare: vitreo-.

Origin: G. Hyalos, glass