Popo

See also: popo, popó, pópo, popò, popô, po-po, pöpö, and popo-

German

Etymology

A 17th-century childish reduplication of the first syllable of Podex, from Latin pōdex.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːpo/, /poˈpoː/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔpo/ (more commonly, at least in western Germany)
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Popo m (strong, genitive Popos, plural Popos)

  1. (childish) bottom, buttocks, bum
    Synonyms: Allerwertester, Arsch, Gesäß, Hintern, Hinterteil, Po, Podex, vier Buchstaben

Usage notes
  • The word is used mainly by or towards children. Occasionally it may also be used among adults.

Declension
Declension of Popo [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Popo die Popos
genitive eines des Popos der Popos
dative einem dem Popo den Popos
accusative einen den Popo die Popos

Descendants
  • Hungarian: popó (“buttocks”)
  • → Romanian: popou

Further reading
  • “Popo” in Duden online
  • “Popo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpopo/ [ˈpo.po]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Syllabification: Po‧po

Proper noun

Popo

  1. Clipping of Popocatépetl, a popular nickname for the volcano
    Synonyms: Don Goyo, Popocatépetl
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