See also: supła

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish soplar and Portuguese soprar and Kabuverdianu sopra.

Verb

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supla

  1. to blow

Spanish

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Verb

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supla

  1. inflection of suplir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish soplar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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suplá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎ)

  1. act of puffing cigar smoke to the navel of a child (to relieve them of stomach gas)
  2. game where someone blows a playing piece, usually a cashew seed, to the it; also the act of blowing such piece in such game
  3. act of blowing on a blowgun
  4. (colloquial) act of directly countering something someone has said

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