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pupila

pupil

noun POO-pee-lah Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Also means

student

Usage Note

Pupila has two distinct meanings: the pupil of the eye (the dark opening in the iris) and, in an older or educational register, a female student or ward in a school or institution. In everyday medical and conversational use it almost always refers to the eye. The masculine counterpart for a male ward or student is pupilo. The unrelated English word 'pupil' for a schoolchild is more commonly rendered as alumno/alumna in modern Spanish.

Examples

"La pupila se dilata en la oscuridad."

Natural Translation

The pupil dilates in the dark.

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