purpu
Sicilian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek. Compare Italian polpo, Sardinian pruppu.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpuɾ.pu/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈpup.pu/
- IPA(key): /ˈpujp.pu/
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾup.pu/
- Hyphenation: pùr‧pu
Noun
editpurpu m (plural purpi)
- octopus
- (offensive, vulgar) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one.
- Synonyms: aricchiuni, garrusu, jarrusu
- (offensive, vulgar) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way