la

feminine

/pu.pe/

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Translation

doll

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin puppa, a variant of Latin pupa ('girl, doll'). The Old French diminutive poupette gave English puppet, and pupa survives in English as a scientific term.

Origin: Latin
Root: pupa
English cognates: puppet, pupa, puppy

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpoupées

Examples

My daughter sleeps with her doll.

She was given a Russian doll for her birthday.

The children are playing with dolls in the living room.

Cette Prague.

This wooden doll comes from Prague.

The doll is missing an arm.

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This word is part of lesson 33.