supla

See also: supła

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish soplar and Portuguese soprar and Kabuverdianu sopra.

Verb

supla

  1. to blow

Spanish

Verb

supla

  1. inflection of suplir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soplar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈpla/, [sʊˈpla]
  • Hyphenation: su‧pla

Noun

suplá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎ)

  1. act of puffing cigar smoke to the navel of a child (to relieve them of stomach gas)
  2. game where someone blows a playing piece, usually a cashew seed, to the it; also the act of blowing such piece in such game
  3. act of blowing on a blowgun
  4. (colloquial) act of directly countering something someone has said

Derived terms

  • ipasupla
  • manupla
  • pagsupla
  • suplahin

Further reading

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