pulp
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pulp
- /pʌlp/ Australia, UK
- /pʊlp/ US
- /pʌlp/ US
- /pʊlp/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌlp, -ʊlp
Where it comes from
From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.
noun pulps
- A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
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The soft center of a fruit.
These sources do not, however, state why the drink is called lambswool. The name comes from the way the apples are roasted until they split open, and their pulp froths over the skin; this is used to float on top of the bowl of drink.
Similar: fruitflesh
- The soft center of a tooth.
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The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
Similar: palp
- The very soft tissue in the spleen.
- A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper. The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy was a commodity during that somber decade: Americans paid money to forget their troubles, and the pulps were willing to sell.
verb pulps · pulping · pulped
- To make or be made into pulp.
- To beat to a pulp.
- To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.
adjective more pulp · most pulp
- Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication. The Nightwing annual had what felt like a very 'pulp-ish' plot, and the Superman annual was great, with a very pulp plot and a^([sic]) incredible Doc Savage tribute cover.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flesh, pulp magazine, pulpwood, clay, toothpaste, paper, crust, wood, mush, liquor, plasma, portfolio, bread, paste, dough, pie
Translations
Every language
noun soft, moist mass
| हिन्दी | गूदा gūdā |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | uji uji |
| Português | polpa |
| Français | pulpe |
| Deutsch | Brei |
| Italiano | polpa |
| Ελληνικά | πολτός poltós |
| Română | pulpă |
| Русский | мя́коть mjákotʹ, пу́льпа púlʹpa |
noun mass of which paper is produced
| Español | pulpa de celulosa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パルプ parupu |
| 中文 | 紙漿 /纸浆 zhǐjiāng |
| हिन्दी | गूदा gūdā |
| Português | polpa, massa |
| Français | pulpe |
| Deutsch | Pulpa, Vlies |
| Русский | пу́льпа púlʹpa |
noun mass of chemically processed wood fibres
| Français | pulpe |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zellstoff |
| Italiano | cellulosa |
| Русский | пу́льпа púlʹpa |
noun center of a fruit
| Español | pulpa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과육 gwayuk |
| 日本語 | 果肉 kaniku |
| 中文 | 果肉 guǒròu |
| हिन्दी | गूदा gūdā |
| Português | polpa, carne |
| Français | pulpe |
| Deutsch | Fruchtfleisch, Fleisch, Fruchtinnere |
| Italiano | polpa |
| Ελληνικά | μεσοκάρπιο mesokárpio, σάρκα sárka |
| Română | pulpă |
| Русский | мя́коть mjákotʹ |
| עברית | צִיפָה tzifá |
noun center of a tooth
| Español | pulpa dentaria, pulpa dental |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 歯髄 shizui |
| 中文 | 齒髓 /齿髓 chǐsuǐ, 牙髓 yásuǐ |
| हिन्दी | गूदा gūdā |
| Português | polpa |
| Français | pulpe |
| Deutsch | Pulpa |
| Italiano | polpa |
| Ελληνικά | πολφός polfós |
| Русский | пу́льпа púlʹpa |
noun lurid style of writing or publishing
| Français | (presse) à sensation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Boulevardpresse, Boulevard, Regenbogenpresse, Sensationsjournalismus |
| Русский | бульварная пресса bulʹvarnaja pressa |
verb to make into pulp
| 中文 | 化漿 /化浆 huàjiāng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | (Zellstoff) herstellen |
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title = {pulp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pulp},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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