chupachups

See also: chupa-chups

Spanish

Lollipops of the Chupa Chups brand

Lollipops of the Dum Dums brand

Alternative forms

chupa-chups, chupachús, chupachup, chupa-chup

Etymology

From the name of the Spanish confectionery company Chupa Chups, and chupa from chupar (“to suck”).

Noun

chupachups m (plural chupachups)

(Spain) lollipop, (US) sucker
- 2015 September 16, “‘Unboxing’: el éxito de sacar algo de su caja”, in El País‎:
  Algún niño, hasta un chupachups que le ha tocado en un concurso.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Usage notes

A chupachups is spherical shape lollipop, while a piruleta is a flap shape lollipop.

Further reading

“chupachups”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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