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Where does “chupa-chupa” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “chupa-chupa”, step by step

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