Popo

See also: popo, popó, pópo, popò, popô, po-po, pöpö, and popo-

German

Etymology

A 17th-century childish reduplication of the first syllable of Podex, from Latin pōdex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːpo/, /poˈpoː/ (prescriptive standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔpo/ (more commonly, at least in western Germany)

• Audio

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Noun

Popo m (strong, genitive Popos, plural Popos)

1. (childish) bottom, buttocks, bum

   Synonyms: Allerwertester, Arsch, Gesäß, Hintern, Hinterteil, Po, Podex, vier Buchstaben

Usage notes

• The word is used mainly by or towards children. Occasionally it may also be used among adults.

Declension

Declension of Popo [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Popo	die	Popos
genitive	eines	des	Popos	der	Popos
dative	einem	dem	Popo	den	Popos
accusative	einen	den	Popo	die	Popos

Descendants

• Hungarian: popó (“buttocks”)
• → Romanian: popou

Further reading

• “Popo” in Duden online
• “Popo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/ [ˈpo.po]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Syllabification: Po‧po

Proper noun

Popo

1. Clipping of Popocatépetl, a popular nickname for the volcano

   Synonyms: Don Goyo, Popocatépetl