Etymology

scup

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Today it means: A common sparoid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of temperate regions of the Atlantic coast of North America; the porgy. Full definition →

Narragansett mishcùp
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scup · noun1

  1. Narragansett · derived frommishcùp“porgy”
  2. English todayscup

Shortened form of Narragansett mishcùp (“porgy”) or its plural mishcùppaûog. The singular was also borrowed as mishcup, while another shortening of the plural yields the synonym paugie. The word was also borrowed as scuppaug.

scup · noun2

  1. Dutch · derived fromschop
  2. English todayscup

From Dutch schop.

Words from the same roots

Dutchschop all →

scupper

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