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pupa¹

  • /puˈpa/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

From a Vulgar Latin *puppāre, from puppa (“breast, teat, nipple”), from Latin pūpa; or perhaps formed from a hypothetical, now lost noun *pupă in early Romanian, from this Latin word. Compare Italian poppare (“to suckle”), poppa (“boob, breast”), Catalan and Occitan popar (“to suckle”), popa (“boob, breast”). Less likely from or linked to pup (“bud”). Cognate with Albanian puth (“to kiss”).

verb a pupa 1st conjugation · pupă · pupat · pupe · a pupa · pupând

  1. informal, reciprocal, transitive to kiss

    Similar: săruta

  2. colloquial, figuratively, reciprocal to match, to coincide, make for a good fit
  3. colloquial, figuratively, transitive, in the negative to obtain or stay in possession of something desired Nu mai pupi tu mașină.

pupa²

  • /ˈpu.pa/

Rhymes with -upa

noun

  1. accusative, definite, nominative, singular definite nominative/accusative singular of pupă (“stern”)

pupa³

  • /ˈpu.pa/

Rhymes with -upa

noun

  1. accusative, definite, nominative, singular definite nominative/accusative singular of pupă (“pupa”)

In English

  • kiss to touch with the lips
  • smooch (informal) to kiss

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"pupa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/pupa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pupa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pupa

Chicago

"pupa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pupa.

BibTeX
@misc{pupa_2026,
  title = {pupa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pupa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}