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... poultice compressfomentationplaster

Word family

Related forms stupa

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From Latin stuppa ('coarse flax, tow'), from Ancient Greek styppē ('tow, oakum'), since such medicated cloths were originally made of flax fiber soaked in hot liquid.

stuppa Latin styppē Ancient Greek

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Topics

The Human Body

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# 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From Latin stuppa ('coarse flax, tow'), from Ancient Greek styppē ('tow, oakum'), since such medicated cloths were originally made of flax fiber soaked in hot liquid.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is from Latin stuppa ('coarse flax, tow'), from Ancient Greek styppē ('tow, oakum'), since such medicated cloths were originally made of flax fiber soaked in hot liquid.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

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