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ROMANIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pupa.

to kiss

4 characters2 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

verb/puˈpa/
  1. to kiss

    informal · reciprocal · transitive
  2. to match, to coincide, make for a good fit

    colloquial · figuratively · reciprocal
  3. to obtain or stay in possession of something desired

    colloquial · figuratively · transitive
    Nu mai pupi tu mașină.
    Cu notele astea, nu pupă el bursă.
Where this word 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”).

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