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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pu pu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
pu pu
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appetizer, in American Chinese or Hawaiian cuisine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian pūpū.

Inflected Forms

pupu (alternative)

Questions

What does pu pu mean?
An appetizer, in American Chinese or Hawaiian cuisine.
Where does pu pu come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian pūpū.

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