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pupa

Spanish, noun/ˈpupa/

pupa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pupa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Erupción en los labios”.

What does pupa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininepupa

noun

  1. 1

    femininebump, especially a cold sore

  2. 2

    feminineboo-boo (small injury)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Erupción en los labios. 2. Postilla que queda cuando se seca un grano. 3. Voz con que los niños dan a entender un mal que no saben explicar. 4. Lesión de carácter limitado.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pupa

  • pupas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pupa?

  • /ˈpupa/
  • [ˈpu.pa]
  • [ˈpupa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pupa

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pupa in Spanish?

pupa appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).