poûpa

See also: poupa

Istriot

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis. Compare Italian poppa.

Noun

poûpa f

  1. stern (rear of a ship)
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 99:
      A poûpa, a prùa a xì doûto bandere,
      At the stern, at the bow everything is flags,
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