chupachups

See also: chupa-chups

Spanish

Lollipops of the Chupa Chups brand

Lollipops of the Dum Dums brand

Alternative forms

• chupa-chups, chupachús, chupachup, chupa-chup

Etymology

From the name of the Spanish confectionery company Chupa Chups, from chupar (“to suck”).

Noun

chupachups m (plural chupachups)

1. (Spain) lollipop, (US) sucker
   • 2015 September 16, “‘Unboxing’: el éxito de sacar algo de su caja”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Algún niño, hasta un chupachups que le ha tocado en un concurso.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• A chupachups is spherical shape lollipop, while a piruleta is a flap shape lollipop.

Further reading

• “chupachups”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014