popo
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A common short name for the Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico
- proper noun
- /ˈpoʊpoʊ/
- Informal
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Popocatépetl
- Might as well go be get a hat, Popo.
- Grand Popo
Examples
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Quite right, Popo!
Blog text (24) -
Popo: You make a great point, but let me think aloud;
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I'm like, really digging the yellow and the blue and Popo, Right?
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Then a lookout person yells, "Popo!"
Fiction book (2001) -
Popo?
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Popo!
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Many climbers dream of reaching the summit of Popo, which towers above the surrounding landscape.
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The majestic Popo looms over the city, a reminder of the natural forces that shape our world.
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Visitors to Mexico often take trips to see Popo, one of the country's most famous volcanoes.
Surface Forms
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Etymology
The word popo is a short, friendly name for Popocatépetl, from the Nahuatl parts popoca meaning 'it smokes' and tepetl meaning 'mountain'. So popo reminds people of the 'smoking mountain', which fits the volcano.