sapu
Portuguese, noun/saˈpu/
sapu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of japu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum de pássaros do gênero Psarocolius originários da América Central e do Sul, de grande porte, machos…”.
What does sapu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of japu
noun
- 1
masculinea certain fruit from India
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome comum de pássaros do gênero Psarocolius originários da América Central e do Sul, de grande porte, machos são geralmente maiores que as fêmeas, têm bicos pontiagudos que se destacam pelo contraste marcante, sendo amarelo-claro ou com a ponta vermelha e a base verde ou preta, caudas longas ao menos em parte de cor amarelo-vivo, plumagem tipicamente castanha, marrom-escura ou preta, com habitat 2. nome de determinado fruto indiano
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 sapu
- sapus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sapu?
- Brazil /saˈpu/
- Portugal /sɐˈpu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sapu in Portuguese?
sapu appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).