pupytė

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Lithuanian

Pupytės (1)

Etymology

From pupa (bean) +‎ -ytė (diminutive suffix).

Noun

pupýtė f (plural pupýtės) stress pattern 1

  1. (literally) little bean
    • 1931, Vladas Lašas, J. Šopauskis, Fiziologijos praktikos darbai, →OCLC:
      Sutrynę, suminkom mažas pupytes ir įmetam į silikato tirpalą.
      After mashing, we grind the small beans and throw them into the silicate solution.
  2. (slang, term of endearment) darling, chick, babe, lassie (woman or girl)
    • 2021, Daiva Sotera, Ir princai nusiima karūnas:
      Jauna moteris, kurią Vaidotas jau buvo įpratęs vadinti „savo mergina“ (o draugelių kompanijoje, ypač išlenkus bokalą kitą alaus - „savo pupyte“)
      A young woman whom Vaidotas had already got used to calling "his girl" (and in the company of his friends, especially after another pint of beer, "his chick")
    • 1990, Jolita Skablauskaitė, Žolių kartumas:
      Tavęs pupytė laukia,—pasako Marta ir prikanda liežuvį.
      "There's a chick waiting for you," says Marta, sticking her tongue out.

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