pupu
Portuguese, noun/puˈpu/
pupu is spelled P-U-P-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese, the 139,586th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pupu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa africana)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cocó, fezes”.
What does pupu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEurasian hoopoe (Upupa africana)
noun
- 1
masculinetuft of hair
noun
- 1
masculinebutt
- 2
masculinepoop
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cocó, fezes
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pupu
- pupus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pupu?
- Brazil /puˈpu/
- Portugal /puˈpu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pupu in Portuguese?
pupu appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).