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pisupo

pisupo noun: canned corned beef.

pisupo: canned corned beef
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Noun

pisupo (uncountable)

  1. (Samoan cuisine) Canned corned beef.

Origin of pisupo

Borrowed from Samoan pisupo, from English pea soup. Pea soup was the first canned food introduced to Samoa, causing the islanders to refer to all canned foods as pisupo (a borrowing of pea soup adapted to the phonotactics of Samoan). Corned beef subsequently became the most common canned food in Samoa, causing Samoans to exclusively refer to corned beef when using the word pisupo in English.

Questions about pisupo

What does pisupo mean?
Pisupo means canned corned beef.
What part of speech is pisupo?
Pisupo is a noun.

Words near pisupo in the dictionary

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  2. pistosauroid
  3. pistosauroids
  4. pistosaurs
  5. pistou
  6. pisupo
  7. Pisz
  8. pisé
  9. pisés
  10. pit
  11. pit adder

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