pisupo

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noun

Canned corned beef.

OriginSamoan pisupo ← English pea soup →
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Meanings

nounpisupo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSamoan cuisineCanned corned beef.

Origin

  1. Englishpea soup
  2. Samoanpisupo
  3. Englishpisupo

Borrowed from Samoan pisupo, from English pea soup. Pea soup was the first canned food introduced to Samoa, causing the islanders to refer to all canned foods as pisupo (a borrowing of pea soup adapted to the phonotactics of Samoan). Corned beef subsequently became the most common canned food in Samoa, causing Samoans to exclusively refer to corned beef when using the word pisupo in English.

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pisupo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisupo

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“pisupo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisupo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pisupo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisupo.

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