chupa

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See also: chupá

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

chupa (plural chupas or chupot)

  1. Alternative form of chuppah

Etymology 2[edit]

From Philippine Spanish chupa, probably from Malay cupak.

Noun[edit]

chupa (plural chupas)

  1. (Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested since circa 1850. From Spanish chupa, from French jupe; ultimately from Arabic جبة.[1] Doublet of xibón.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

chupa m (plural chupas)

  1. doublet; jacket

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “jubón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

chupa m sg

  1. Lenited form of cupa.

Macanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay cupak (pronounced /t͡ʃupaʔ/). First documented in the Ou-Mun Kei Leok published in 1751.

Noun[edit]

chupa

  1. wooden or bamboo cylinder, closed at one end, formerly used to measure dry goods such as rice or beans, as well as liquids like milk

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not to be confused with chupâ (to suck).

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “chupa”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 409

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese chupar and Spanish chupar and Kabuverdianu tchupa.

Verb[edit]

chupa

  1. to suck

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

chupa

  1. inflection of chupar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: chu‧pa

Noun[edit]

chupa

  1. tail

Declension[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Noun[edit]

chupa m sg

  1. Lenited form of cupa.

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cupa chupa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃupa/ [ˈt͡ʃu.pa]
  • Rhymes: -upa
  • Syllabification: chu‧pa

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French jupe.

Noun[edit]

chupa f (plural chupas)

  1. leather jacket
    Synonyms: chaqueta, cazadora

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

chupa

  1. inflection of chupar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3[edit]

Probably from Malay cupak.

Noun[edit]

chupa f (plural chupas)

  1. (Philippines, historical) chupa (unit of volume)
Descendants[edit]
  • English: chupa

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: chu‧pa

Noun[edit]

chupa (n class, plural chupa)

  1. bottle, vial

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]