Where does “chupa” come from?

chupa (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu tchupa, from Portuguese chupar, from Spanish chupar — to suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow.

chupa (Papiamentu): to suck

Definitions

  1. to suck

Ancestry of “chupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianutchupato suck
2Portuguesechuparto suck; to suck off, to blow
3Spanishchuparto suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow

Words derived from “chupa”

Every word from Spanish chupar →Every word from Portuguese chupar →Every word from Kabuverdianu tchupa →