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
Synonyms

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
  • IPA(key): /ʃuˈpe.tɐ/

  • 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
  1. “chupeta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “chupeta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

chupar +‎ -eta

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

Noun

chupeta f (plural chupetas)

  1. (Peru) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
  2. (Venezuela) lollipop

Further reading
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