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pupăză

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pupăză¹

Where it comes from

Compare Megleno-Romanian pupează. Most likely an imitative substratum word, akin to Albanian pupëzë, or possibly derived from a root pupă (now found only in Aromanian), of onomatopoetic origin, with suffix -ză. Other languages show similar forms, compare Latin upupa, Sardinian pubùsa, pupùsa, French huppe, etc. The first part of the word has traditionally been linked to the Latin upupa, and it has been attempted to derive the Romanian word from a Vulgar Latin *upupacea, but this is unlikely. The suffix could indicate a borrowing from the Albanian term.

noun pupeze · pupăză · pupăza · pupezele

  1. feminine hoopoe
  2. feminine garrulous person

Pupăză²

Where it comes from

From pupăză.

proper noun lui Pupăză

  1. masculine a surname

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"pupăză." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/pup%C4%83z%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pupăză. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pup%C4%83z%C4%83

Chicago

"pupăză." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pup%C4%83z%C4%83.

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@misc{pupa_za_2026,
  title = {pupăză},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pup%C4%83z%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}