pup
n.— «They have falafel “pups,” a neat colloquial term for individual falafel patties.» —“Ethnic eating option around town” by J.J. DaSilva in University of Alabama Crimson White (Tuscaloosa) Mar. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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