pupila

Ultimately borrowed from Latin pupilla. First attested in the 19th century.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpupɪla]

pupila f

1. pupil (hole in the iris in the eye)

   Synonym: zornice

• “pupila”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pupila”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pupila”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin pupilla.

• Hyphenation: pu‧pi‧la

pupila f (plural pupilas)

1. female equivalent of pupilo
2. pupil (of the eye)

• “pupila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pupila”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin pupilla.

• IPA^(key): /puˈpila/ [puˈpi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: pu‧pi‧la

pupila f (plural pupilas)

1. (anatomy) pupil of the eye

• “pupilo”, 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