chupa

See also: chupá

English

Etymology 1

Noun

chupa (plural chupas or chupot)

1. Alternative form of chuppah.

Etymology 2

From Philippine Spanish chupa, probably from Malay cupak.

Noun

chupa (plural chupas)

1. (Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.

Anagrams

• Cha-pu, Chapu, Pa-ch'u

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish chupar (“to suck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈpa/, [t͡ʃuˈpa]
• Hyphenation: chu‧pa

Verb

chupá

1. to suck

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for chupa

	tense	infinitive	present	future
Zamboanga City conjugation	chupa	ya chupa	ta chupa	ay chupa
Cavite conjugation				di chupa

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1850. From Spanish chupa, from French jupe; ultimately from Arabic جبة. Doublet of xibón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃupa]

Noun

chupa m (plural chupas)

1. doublet; jacket

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chupa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “chupa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chupa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ibaloi

Noun

chupa

1. (Kabayan) alternative form of shopa

Irish

Noun

chupa m sg

1. lenited form of cupa

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay cupak (pronounced /t͡ʃupaʔ/). First documented in the Ou-Mun Kei Leok published in 1751.

Noun

chupa

1. wooden or bamboo cylinder, closed at one end, formerly used to measure dry goods such as rice or beans, as well as liquids like milk

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with chupâ (“to suck”).

Derived terms

• chuchupa, chupachupa

References

• Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “chupa”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 409

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese and Spanish chupar and Kabuverdianu tchupa.

Verb

chupa

1. to suck

Portuguese

Verb

chupa

1. inflection of chupar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: chu‧pa

Noun

chupa

1. tail

Declension

Declension of chupa

	singular	plural
nominative	chupa	chupakuna
accusative	chupata	chupakunata
dative	chupaman	chupakunaman
genitive	chupap	chupakunap
locative	chupapi	chupakunapi
terminative	chupakama	chupakunakama
ablative	chupamanta	chupakunamanta
instrumental	chupawan	chupakunawan
comitative	chupantin	chupakunantin
abessive	chupannaq	chupakunannaq
comparative	chupahina	chupakunahina
causative	chuparayku	chupakunarayku
benefactive	chupapaq	chupakunapaq
associative	chupapura	chupakunapura
distributive	chupanka	chupakunanka
exclusive	chupalla	chupakunalla

Possessive forms of chupa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative chupay chupaykuna accusative chupayta chupaykunata dative chupayman chupaykunaman genitive chupaypa chupaykunap locative chupaypi chupaykunapi terminative chupaykama chupaykunakama ablative chupaymanta chupaykunamanta instrumental chupaywan chupaykunawan comitative chupaynintin chupaykunantin abessive chupayninnaq chupaykunannaq comparative chupayhina chupaykunahina causative chupayrayku chupaykunarayku benefactive chupaypaq chupaykunapaq associative chupaypura chupaykunapura distributive chupayninka chupaykunanka exclusive chupaylla chupaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative chupayki chupaykikuna accusative chupaykita chupaykikunata dative chupaykiman chupaykikunaman genitive chupaykipa chupaykikunap locative chupaykipi chupaykikunapi terminative chupaykikama chupaykikunakama ablative chupaykimanta chupaykikunamanta instrumental chupaykiwan chupaykikunawan comitative chupaykintin chupaykikunantin abessive chupaykinnaq chupaykikunannaq comparative chupaykihina chupaykikunahina causative chupaykirayku chupaykikunarayku benefactive chupaykipaq chupaykikunapaq associative chupaykipura chupaykikunapura distributive chupaykinka chupaykikunanka exclusive chupaykilla chupaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative chupan chupankuna accusative chupanta chupankunata dative chupanman chupankunaman genitive chupanpa chupankunap locative chupanpi chupankunapi terminative chupankama chupankunakama ablative chupanmanta chupankunamanta instrumental chupanwan chupankunawan comitative chupanintin chupankunantin abessive chupanninnaq chupankunannaq comparative chupanhina chupankunahina causative chupanrayku chupankunarayku benefactive chupanpaq chupankunapaq associative chupanpura chupankunapura distributive chupaninka chupankunanka exclusive chupanlla chupankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative chupanchik chupanchikkuna accusative chupanchikta chupanchikkunata dative chupanchikman chupanchikkunaman genitive chupanchikpa chupanchikkunap locative chupanchikpi chupanchikkunapi terminative chupanchikkama chupanchikkunakama ablative chupanchikmanta chupanchikkunamanta instrumental chupanchikwan chupanchikkunawan comitative chupanchiknintin chupanchikkunantin abessive chupanchikninnaq chupanchikkunannaq comparative chupanchikhina chupanchikkunahina causative chupanchikrayku chupanchikkunarayku benefactive chupanchikpaq chupanchikkunapaq associative chupanchikpura chupanchikkunapura distributive chupanchikninka chupanchikkunanka exclusive chupanchiklla chupanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative chupayku chupaykukuna accusative chupaykuta chupaykukunata dative chupaykuman chupaykukunaman genitive chupaykupa chupaykukunap locative chupaykupi chupaykukunapi terminative chupaykukama chupaykukunakama ablative chupaykumanta chupaykukunamanta instrumental chupaykuwan chupaykukunawan comitative chupaykuntin chupaykukunantin abessive chupaykunnaq chupaykukunannaq comparative chupaykuhina chupaykukunahina causative chupaykurayku chupaykukunarayku benefactive chupaykupaq chupaykukunapaq associative chupaykupura chupaykukunapura distributive chupaykunka chupaykukunanka exclusive chupaykulla chupaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative chupaykichik chupaykichikkuna accusative chupaykichikta chupaykichikkunata dative chupaykichikman chupaykichikkunaman genitive chupaykichikpa chupaykichikkunap locative chupaykichikpi chupaykichikkunapi terminative chupaykichikkama chupaykichikkunakama ablative chupaykichikmanta chupaykichikkunamanta instrumental chupaykichikwan chupaykichikkunawan comitative chupaykichiknintin chupaykichikkunantin abessive chupaykichikninnaq chupaykichikkunannaq comparative chupaykichikhina chupaykichikkunahina causative chupaykichikrayku chupaykichikkunarayku benefactive chupaykichikpaq chupaykichikkunapaq associative chupaykichikpura chupaykichikkunapura distributive chupaykichikninka chupaykichikkunanka exclusive chupaykichiklla chupaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative chupanku chupankukuna accusative chupankuta chupankukunata dative chupankuman chupankukunaman genitive chupankupa chupankukunap locative chupankupi chupankukunapi terminative chupankukama chupankukunakama ablative chupankumanta chupankukunamanta instrumental chupankuwan chupankukunawan comitative chupankuntin chupankukunantin abessive chupankunnaq chupankukunannaq comparative chupankuhina chupankukunahina causative chupankurayku chupankukunarayku benefactive chupankupaq chupankukunapaq associative chupankupura chupankukunapura distributive chupankunka chupankukunanka exclusive chupankulla chupankukunalla

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

chupa m sg

1. lenited form of cupa

Mutation

Mutation of cupa

radical	lenition
cupa	chupa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃupa/ [ˈt͡ʃu.pa]
• Rhymes: -upa
• Syllabification: chu‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French jupe.

Noun

chupa f (plural chupas)

1. leather jacket

   Synonyms: chaqueta, cazadora

Etymology 2

Deverbal from chupar

Noun

chupa f (plural chupas)

1. (Canary Islands) pacifier

   Synonyms: chupón, chupete

   Dale su chupa al bebé si no quieres que llore más.

   Give the baby his pacifier if you don't want him to keep crying.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chupa

1. inflection of chupar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

Probably from Malay cupak.

Noun

chupa f (plural chupas)

1. (Philippines, historical) chupa (unit of volume)

Descendants

• → English: chupa

Further reading

• “chupa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “chupa”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010
• “chupa”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021

Swahili

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃu.pɑ/
• (Kimvita) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʰu.pɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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• Hyphenation: chu‧pa

Noun

chupa class IX (plural chupa class X)

1. bottle, vial

Derived terms

• kichupa

Descendants

• → Kikuyu: cuba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃu.pɑ/
• (Kimvita) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃu.pɑ/

Noun

chupa class V (plural machupa class VI)

1. augmentative of chupa (n class_(IX/X)): big bottle, demijohn

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Noun

chupâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜉ)

1. alternative spelling of tsupa

Etymology 2

Noun

chupa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜉ)

1. alternative spelling of tsupa