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Inherited from Latin pōlypus, from Doric Greek πώλυπος (pṓlupos), Doric form of Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).

purpo (plural purpe, feminine porpa, feminine plural porpe)

1. octopus

   ’O purpo se coce dinte all’acqua soja.

   The octopus cooks in its own juice.

   — Neapolitan adage

• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “purpo”, in Schedario Napoletano
• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano‎^[1]