Where does “chupachupa” come from?
chupachupa (Papiamentu) comes from Papiamentu chupa, from Kabuverdianu tchupa, from Portuguese chupar, from Spanish chupar — to suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow.
chupachupa (Papiamentu): leech
Ancestry of “chupachupa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Papiamentu | chupa | to suck |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | tchupa | to suck |
| 3 | Portuguese | chupar | to suck; to suck off, to blow |
| 4 | Spanish | chupar | to suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow |