Summer Etymology

This summer, M asked me out of the blue, "what does popsa mean?"

Popsa, popsa, what the heck is popsa? I frantically consulted my mental dictionary.

"Well," pipes up E, "I know that cle [kll] means 'cold,' so popsa must mean 'nice and.' "

Get it? Popsicle=nice and cold.

"No," corrects M, "I think popsa means 'hard and colorful and.' "

Now you know.