Meaning & use
pupus
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Small, bite-sized appetizers or snacks, especially in Hawaiian cuisine.
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The luau featured a spread of pupus, including poke and grilled skewers.
We ordered a few pupus to share before the main course arrived.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Hawaiian 'pūpū,' the term is used throughout Hawaii and increasingly on mainland U.S. menus to describe small shared plates.
Words with a similar meaning
appetizershors d'oeuvres
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