"pupa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpuː.pa/ Forms: pupi [plural]
Rhymes: -uːpa Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pupa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|it|pupa}} Borrowed from Italian pupa Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=pupi}} pupa f (plural pupi)
  1. doll (child's toy) Tags: feminine Related terms: pupazz, pupu
    Sense id: en-pupa-mt-noun-LDLtuzqP Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
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  ],
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    "Kura Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Kura Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
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    }
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