pupusa

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English

A pair of pupusas.

Etymology

From Spanish pupusa, from Pipil pupusawa (swollen).

Noun

pupusa (plural pupusas)

  1. A thick, hand-rolled maize tortilla.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Pipil pupusawa (swollen). However, linguist Alan King, who has worked on Pipil Nawat, asserts this word is spurious, invented by Salvadoran linguist Pedro Geoffroy Rivas. The word is also absent from Lyle Campbell's lexicon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈpusa/
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: pu‧pu‧sa

Noun

pupusa f (plural pupusas)

  1. (Central America) a stuffed tortilla
  2. (Central America, vulgar, slang) pussy, vulva

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Descendants

  • English: pupusa

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