pulpo
octopus
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The sea creature with eight arms, and things that grab on the way it does
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
pulp
soft, squishy mush
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-o
noun suffix
Pulpo means octopus and sounds like the English word pulp0, since an octopus is soft and squishy like pulp.
pulpo
octopus
The sea animal with a soft round head and eight arms covered in suction cups.
Vimos un pulpo escondido entre las rocasWe saw an octopus hiding among the rocks
El pulpo cambió de color en un segundoThe octopus changed color in a second
bungee cord, elastic strap
An elastic cord with hooks on the ends that holds cargo down. The classic one has several stretchy arms coming out of a single center, so it grabs your luggage from all sides the way an octopus does.
Ató las maletas al techo del coche con un pulpoHe tied the suitcases to the car roof with a bungee cord
Necesito otro pulpo para sujetar la cargaI need another elastic strap to hold down the load
groper, handsy guy (pejorative)
A man who paws at people without permission. Calling him an octopus says his hands are everywhere at once.
Ese tipo es un pulpo, no bailes con élThat guy is a groper, don't dance with him
En la fiesta se puso pesado como un pulpoAt the party he got annoying like a handsy guy