stupe C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /stup/ UK /stjuːp/ See IPA manual Homophones stoop /stup/ Meanings 1 noun a hot, medicated cloth applied to the body as a poultice The nurse laid a warm stupe over the inflamed joint. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hot, medicated cloth... poulticecompressfomentationplaster Word family Related forms stupa Etymology AI details From Latin stuppa ('coarse flax, tow'), from Ancient Greek styppē ('tow, oakum'), since such medicated cloths were originally made of flax fiber soaked in hot liquid. stuppa Latin styppē Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stupe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /stup/ **IPA (UK):** /stjuːp/ ## Meanings 1. a hot, medicated cloth applied to the body as a poultice ## Examples - The nurse laid a warm stupe over the inflamed joint. ## Synonyms - poultice - compress - fomentation - plaster ## Related Forms - stupa ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stuppa - Root: styppē ## Etymology From Latin stuppa ('coarse flax, tow'), from Ancient Greek styppē ('tow, oakum'), since such medicated cloths were originally made of flax fiber soaked in hot liquid. ## AI Etymology Stupe is from Latin stuppa ('coarse flax, tow'), from Ancient Greek styppē ('tow, oakum'), since such medicated cloths were originally made of flax fiber soaked in hot liquid. Important recorded forms include stuppa (Latin) and styppē (Ancient Greek). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers a hot, medicated cloth applied to the body as a poultice. The wider family includes related words such as stupa. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown