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pupa

/ˈpjuːpə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
pu-pa
IPA
/ˈpjuːpə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pupae (plural) pupas (plural) pupæ (archaic, plural)

Derived Forms

prepupa pseudopupa pupacide pupadom pupahood pupiform pupigerous pupivorous pupoid semipupa

Frequently Paired Words

puparium pupate caterpillar

Synonyms

pupe

Rhymes With

krupa chalupa tupa kroupa suppa stupa fupa

Questions

How do you pronounce pupa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjuːpə/.
What does pupa mean?
An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
Where does pupa come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pupa

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