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English

Noun

pupu (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of pu pu
   • 2009, Roger Haden, Food Culture in the Pacific Islands (page 136)

     The tradition of pupu and cocktail parties naturally suited the lifestyle of people on holiday and for whom socializing was high on the agenda, particularly in an exotic location like Hawaii.

Balinese

Romanization

pupu

1. Romanization of ????
2. Romanization of ????

Finnish

(index pu)

Etymology

Child speak, of descriptive origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pupu/, [?pupu]
• Rhymes: -upu
• Syllabification: pu?pu

Noun

pupu

1. (childish) bunny, rabbit, hare

Declension

Synonyms

• jänis (standard)
• kani (standard)
• pupujussi

Latvian

Noun

pupu f

1. accusative singular form of pupa
2. instrumental singular form of pupa
3. genitive plural form of pupa

Noun

pupu m

1. accusative singular form of pups
2. instrumental singular form of pups
3. genitive plural form of pups

Quechua

Noun

pupu

1. navel

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

From English poo-poo.

Noun

pupù

1. (childish, slang) feces; poop

Usage notes

• Pupu is typically used on children's speech or child-directed speech, but may also appear as slang. It is less vulgar than the more common word tae.
• It can also be a slang word meaning to pooh-pooh.

English

Etymology

From a shortening of puppy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?p/
• Rhymes: -?p

Noun

pup (plural pups)

1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

   The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

2. A young, inexperienced person.

   The new teacher is a mere pup.

3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.

   My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!

4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
5. (horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
6. (film, television) A kind of small spotlight.
   • 1976, A. Arthur Englander, ?Paul Petzold, Filming for Television (page 191)

     For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]

   • 2003, Christopher Neame, Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze (page 23)

     Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups.

Translations

Verb

pup (third-person singular simple present pups, present participle pupping, simple past and past participle pupped)

1. (intransitive) To give birth to pups.

Translations

See also

• puppy
• pup tent
• sell someone a pup

Anagrams

• Upp

Amanab

Noun

pup

1. broom

Aromanian

Noun

pup m (plural pupi, feminine equivalent pupã)

1. baby, infant

Derived terms

• pupul

Romanian

Etymology 1

Regressively derived from the verb pupa.

Noun

pup m (plural pupi)

1. (informal, familiar, childish) kiss

Synonyms

• s?rut

Derived terms

• pupic

Etymology 2

Uncertain; possibly an expressive formation (variant of pop; cf. also coc), or a substratum term (compare Albanian pupë (“bud”)), or less likely linked to (Vulgar) Latin puppa (“teat, nipple”). More likely ultimately from Proto-Slavic *p?p? (compare Serbo-Croatian pup (“bud”)) or Hungarian pup, although this would only explain one of the senses.

Noun

pup m (plural pupi)

(regional, uncommon)

1. bud
2. something rounded or mound-like; hump, hunch; mound
3. morel (mushroom)
4. freckle; mole; birthmark

Synonyms

• (bud): mugur
• (hump, mound): gheb
• (morel): zbârciog
• (freckle; mole): pistrui; aluni??

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *p?p? (Russian ??? (pup), Polish p?p).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûp/

Noun

p?p m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. bud, burgeon

Declension

References

• “pup” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Volapük

Noun

pup

1. doll, puppet