Where does “chupa” come from?
chupa (Spanish) comes from French jupe, from Middle French jupe, from Old Italian giubba, from Arabic جُبَّة — robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...
chupa (Spanish): leather jacket; a chupa
Definitions
- leather jacket; a chupa
Ancestry of “chupa”, step by step
chupa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French jupe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jupe | skirt |
| 2 | Middle French | jupe | — |
| 3 | Old Italian | giubba | — |
| 4 | Arabic | جُبَّة | robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a... |
via Spanish chupar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chupar | to suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow |
via Malay cupak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cupak | a cubic measure equal to a quarter of a gantang or 1.14 litres |