"lupu" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /luː.pu/ Forms: lpup [plural], lupa [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian lupu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|lupu}} Borrowed from Sicilian lupu Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=lupa|g=m|p=lpup}} lupu m (plural lpup, feminine lupa)
  1. wolf Tags: masculine Synonyms: dib
    Sense id: en-lupu-mt-noun-92thuWLb Categories (other): Canids Disambiguation of Canids: 53 47
  2. European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Tags: masculine Synonyms: spigola, spina, spnott
    Sense id: en-lupu-mt-noun-Ul6~4Pc4 Categories (other): Percoid fish, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Canids Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 7 6 20 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 12 80 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Animals: 9 91 Disambiguation of Canids: 53 47

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian lupu.",
  "forms": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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    }
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "wolf",
          "wolf"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dib"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "14 86",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        "European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lupu-mt-noun-Ul6~4Pc4",
      "links": [
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          "European seabass",
          "European seabass"
        ],
        [
          "Dicentrarchus labrax",
          "Dicentrarchus labrax#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "spigola"
        },
        {
          "word": "spina"
        },
        {
          "word": "spnott"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/luː.pu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lupu"
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    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
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  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lupa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "wolf"
      ],
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        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "dib"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "mt:Percoid fish"
      ],
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        "European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)"
      ],
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          "European seabass"
        ],
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          "Dicentrarchus labrax",
          "Dicentrarchus labrax#Translingual"
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      ],
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          "word": "spigola"
        },
        {
          "word": "spina"
        },
        {
          "word": "spnott"
        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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