poupée

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupee, popede (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupāta), or Vulgar Latin *puppa (with the French suffix -ée later added), ultimately from Latin pūpa (“girl; doll, puppet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.pe/
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Noun

poupée f (plural poupées)

  1. doll (object)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: pope
  • → Vietnamese: búp bê

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