chupeta

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈpeta̝/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

chupeta f (plural chupetas)

1. (nautical) small compartment aboard a boat

   Synonym: chopa

Related terms

• choupana (“shack, cabin”)

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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chupeta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chupeta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chupeta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

chupeta

Etymology

From chupar (“to suck”) ‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈpe.tɐ/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈpe.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈpe.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈpe.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

Related terms

• chupar, chupada

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

• “chupeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28