pupur

Welsh

Etymology

From Old English pipor, from Latin piper. Doublet of pybyr, directly from Latin.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɨ̞pɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪpɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞pɨ̞r

Noun

pupur m (plural puprau)

1. pepper (vegetable)
2. (uncountable) pepper (spice and condiment)

   Synonyms: pybyr, poethrawn

Derived terms

• pupur a halen (“salt and pepper”)
• pupur y ddaear (“pillwort”)
• pupur y fagwyr (“wallpepper, biting stonecrop”)
• (rare) pupurfintys (“peppermint”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pupur

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pupur	bupur	mhupur	phupur

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pupur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies