pupur

Welsh

Etymology

From Old English pipor, from Latin piper. Doublet of pybyr, directly from Latin.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /pɨːs/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /piːs/
Rhymes: -ɨːs
Homophone: pis (South Wales)

Noun

pupur m (plural puprau)

pepper (vegetable)
(uncountable) pepper (spice and condiment)
Synonyms: pybyr, poethrawn

Derived terms

pupur a halen (“salt and pepper”)
pupur y fagwyr (“wallpepper, biting stonecrop”)

Mutation

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Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pupur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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