pupur

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɨ̞pɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪpɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞pɨ̞r

Noun

pupur m (plural puprau)

1. pepper (vegetable)
2. (uncountable) pepper (spice and condiment)

   Synonyms: pybyr, poethrawn

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pupur	bupur	mhupur	phupur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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