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pop.

cocoon, pupa

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔp/
  1. cocoon, pupa

    feminine
  2. doll

    feminine
  3. As a term for a girl or woman

    feminine
  4. a pretty girl or young woman

    feminine
  5. a pretty girl or young woman a girl or woman who wears a lot of make-up

    derogatory · feminine · often
  6. guilder

    Indonesia · Netherlands · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch poppe, from Latin pupa; sense of “cocoon, pupa” from New Latin. The sense “guilder” derived from student slang as a reference to the image of the Dutch Maiden on guilders from 1694 until the early nineteenth century.

noun/pɔp/
  1. pop, pop music

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From English pop, possibly through shortening of popmuziek.

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