pupusa
Spanish, noun/puˈpusa/
pupusa is spelled P-U-P-U-S-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish, the 220,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pupusa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a stuffed tortilla” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tortilla de maíz gruesa hecha a mano (hecha usando masa de maíz, una masa de harina de maíz usada en la…”.
What does pupusa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea stuffed tortilla
- 2
feminineslangvulgarpussy, vulva
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tortilla de maíz gruesa hecha a mano (hecha usando masa de maíz, una masa de harina de maíz usada en la cocina latinoamericana) que está rellena con uno o más de los siguientes ingredientes: queso (normalmente un queso fresco salvadoreño llamado quesillo), chicharrón, ayote, frijoles refritos o queso con loroco. Este plato forma parte de la cocina tradicional de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y 2. Cantidad de dinero.
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 pupusa
- pupusas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pupusa?
- /puˈpusa/
- [puˈpu.sa]
- [puˈpusa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pupusa in Spanish?
pupusa appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).