poupée

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French

Etymology

From Middle French poupée, from Old French poupee, popede (cf. also Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ML" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.), or Vulgar Latin *puppa (with the French suffix -ée later added), ultimately from Latin pūpa (girl; doll, puppet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.pe/
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Noun

poupée f (plural poupées)

  1. doll (object)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: pope
  • Vietnamese: búp bê

Paronyms

Further reading