What does pupa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pupa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pupa in Spanish.

The word pupa in Spanish means be always ill, accident prone, whinger, jinx, cold sore, scab, pain, pupa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pupa

be always ill

nombre común en cuanto al género, invariable en plural (ES: coloquial (persona enfermiza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
De niño mi sobrino era un pupas, pero ahora es un hombre sano.
As a child my nephew was always ill, but he's now a healthy man.

accident prone

nombre común en cuanto al género, invariable en plural (ES: coloquial (persona propensa a lastimarse)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Manuel fue el pupas de su familia: siempre le ocurrían accidentes.
Manuel was the accident prone member of the family: accidents always happened to him.

whinger

nombre común en cuanto al género, invariable en plural (ES: coloquial (persona quejumbrosa) (UK: colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Javier es un pupas: todo le molesta.
Javier is a whinger: everything bothers him.

jinx

nombre común en cuanto al género, invariable en plural (ES: coloquial (persona desafortunada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jaime es un pupas: todo le sale mal.
Jaime is a jinx: everything goes wrong for him.

cold sore

nombre femenino (erupción: labios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scab

nombre femenino (costra: grano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pain

nombre femenino (infantil (dolor, daño)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pupa

nombre femenino (desarrollo insecto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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