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pupilo

pupil, ward

noun poo-PEE-loh Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

protégé

Usage Note

Pupilo can mean a student under a guardian's care or a boarder at a school. The feminine form is pupila, which also carries the anatomical sense of 'pupil of the eye,' making context essential. In older legal usage, a pupilo was a minor under guardianship (tutela).

Examples

"El maestro guiaba a su pupilo con paciencia."

Natural Translation

The teacher guided his pupil with patience.

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