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poupée

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French

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /pu.pe/
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Noun

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poupée f (plural poupées)

  1. doll (object)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: pope
  • Vietnamese: búp bê

Paronyms

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Further reading

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