chupeta

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈpeta̝/

Etymology 1

A diminutive of chopa, from Old French eschope (small wooden shop),[1] from Middle Dutch schoppe,[2] from Proto-Germanic *skup- (shed, stall).

Noun

chupeta f (plural chupetas)

  1. (nautical) small compartment aboard a boat
    Synonym: chopa

Etymology 2

From chupar (to suck).

Noun

chupeta f (plural chupetas)

  1. (colloquial) cigarette, smoke
    Outra vez dándolle á chupeta? Tes que deixar de fumar!
    Again with the cigarette? You must quit smoking!

References

  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. chupeta.
  2. échoppe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

chupeta

Etymology

From chupar (to suck) + -eta.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃuˈpe.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃuˈpe.ta/
 

  • Hyphenation: chu‧pe‧ta

Noun

chupeta f (plural chupetas)

  1. pacifier (for a baby)
  2. (Brazil, vulgar) blowjob (fellatio)
    Synonyms: (formal) felação; see also Thesaurus:felação

References

Spanish

Etymology

From chupar + -eta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈpeta/ [t͡ʃuˈpe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: chu‧pe‧ta

Noun

chupeta f (plural chupetas)

  1. (Venezuela) lollipop
    Synonyms: piruleta, chupetín, chupachups
  2. (Peru) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Further reading

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