puppy

S2 W2

BrE /ˈpʌpi/ AmE /ˈpʌpi/

noun en → es

1 YOUNG DOG [singular] A1

a young dog, especially one that is less than a year old and has not yet been trained to behave like an adult dog

perrito, cachorro de perro

  • a puppy

Collocations puppy love · puppy fat

  • The puppy was playing with its toys.

    El perrito jugaba con sus juguetes.

2 PET [singular] A2

a young dog that is kept as a pet and trained to be friendly with people

perrito doméstico, cachorro de perro

  • a puppy

Collocations buy a puppy · adopt a puppy

  • They adopted a puppy from the animal shelter.

    Los adoptaron un perrito del refugio de animales.