poupa

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See also: poûpa

Galician

Verb

poupa

inflection of poupar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpo(w).pɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpo(w).pa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpo(w).pɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpow.pɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.pɐ/

Rhymes: -owpɐ, -opa
Homophones: popa (w-dropping), polpa (Brazil)
Hyphenation: pou‧pa

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin upupa.

Noun

poupa f (plural poupas)

hoopoe (Upupa epops, a small Old-World bird)
quiff (hairstyle)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

poupa

inflection of poupar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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