Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chupa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: chu-pa
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of chuppah.

noun

A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish chupa, probably from Malay cupak.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: chupa, cupak

Inflected Forms

chupas (plural) chupot (plural)

Questions

What does chupa mean?: Alternative form of chuppah.
Where does chupa come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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