polpa

See also: pôlpa

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pulpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolpa/
• Rhymes: -olpa
• Syllabification: pol‧pa

Noun

polpa f (plural polpas)

1. pulp

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “polpa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈpul.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈpol.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpol.pa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -olpa
• Hyphenation: pol‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pulpa.

Alternative forms

• popa (Balearic)

Noun

polpa f (plural polpes)

1. pulp, flesh, pith

Derived terms

• polpar
• polpeta
• polpís
• polpós

Further reading

• “polpa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology 2

Verb

polpa

1. inflection of polpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pulpa. Cognate with Portuguese polpa and Spanish pulpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolpa/ [ˈpol.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -olpa
• Hyphenation: pol‧pa

Noun

polpa f (plural polpas)

1. pulp, flesh

   Synonym: carne

2. generic name for any fleshy parts of the body: calves, fingertips, hand eminences, etc.

   Synonym: papo

3. soft part of the hoof of an animal

Derived terms

• polpizo
• polpullo

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “polpa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “polpa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “polpa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pulpa, from Old Latin *pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Unrelated to polpo (“octopus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol.pa/
• Rhymes: -olpa
• Hyphenation: pól‧pa

Noun

polpa f (plural polpe)

1. pulp (of fruit)
2. flesh

Derived terms

• impolpare

Related terms

• polpetta
• polposo

Further reading

• “polpa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• lappo, lappò, loppa, palpo, palpò

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese polpa in the meaning of "flesh".

Noun

polpa

1. (vulgar) butt, buttocks
2. (vulgar) bottom, bum
3. (vulgar) ass

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Old Latin *pelpa

Latin pulpa

Old Galician-Portuguese polpa

Portuguese polpa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese polpa, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin *pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpow.pɐ/ [ˈpoʊ̯.pɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpol.pɐ/ [ˈpoɫ.pɐ]

• Homophone: poupa (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: pol‧pa

Noun

polpa f (plural polpas)

1. pulp; flesh (edible part of fruit/vegetable)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:polpa.

Related terms

• polposo

Further reading

• “polpa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “polpa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026