pisupo

English

Etymology

    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.

    Noun

    pisupo (uncountable)

    1. (Samoan cuisine) Canned corned beef.

    References

    • We know it's a health problem. How did corned beef become a Pacific Island delicacy?‎[1], 28 August 2023

    Further reading

    Samoan

    Etymology

    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 refer to corned beef as pisupo.

    Noun

    pisupo

    1. corned beef
    2. any canned food
    3. pea soup

    Descendants

    • → English: pisupo

    References

    • We know it's a health problem. How did corned beef become a Pacific Island delicacy?‎[2], 28 August 2023
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