Meaning
baby, kid, puppet
- a baby or small child (chiefly Central and Southern Italian)
- a traditional Sicilian marionette
In a sentence
Dorme tranquillo come un pupo tra le braccia di sua madre.
He is sleeping peacefully like a baby in his mother's arms.
A Palermo abbiamo assistito a un bellissimo spettacolo dell'opera dei pupi.
In Palermo we attended a wonderful performance of Sicilian puppet theater.
Come sta il pupo dopo la febbre di ieri sera?
How is the little one doing after yesterday evening's fever?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pupo | masculine · singular |
| pupi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Regional: chiefly used in Central and Southern Italy to mean baby or child.
- Widely known across Italy in the expression 'opera dei pupi' (traditional Sicilian puppet theater).