quipá

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: qui‧pá

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Hebrew כיפה.

    Noun

    quipá m or f (plural quipás)

    1. kippah; yarmulke (skullcap worn by Jewish males)
      Synonym: solidéu

    Etymology 2

      Uncertain, possibly from Old Tupi kipa.

      Alternative forms

      • guibá, guipá

      Noun

      quipá m (plural quipás)

      1. (Brazil) Tacinga inamoena (synonym Opuntia inamoena), a small cactus endemic to Brazil
        Synonym: (Northeast Brazil) gogoia

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