pupilo

Esperanto

Etymology

Compare French pupille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puˈpilo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: pu‧pi‧lo

Noun

pupilo (accusative singular pupilon, plural pupiloj, accusative plural pupilojn)

1. (anatomy) pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pupillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈpi.lu/

• Hyphenation: pu‧pi‧lo

Noun

pupilo m (plural pupilos, feminine pupila, feminine plural pupilas)

1. pupil (student under the supervision of a teacher or professor)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pupillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈpilo/ [puˈpi.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: pu‧pi‧lo

Noun

pupilo m (plural pupilos)

1. orphan (in an orphanage)
2. houseguest, boarder
3. pupil

Further reading

• “pupilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10