Significado
baby, kid, puppet
- a baby or small child (chiefly Central and Southern Italian)
- a traditional Sicilian marionette
En una frase
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?
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| pupo | masculine · singular |
| pupi | masculine · plural |
Notas de uso
- 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).