roupeta

Portuguese

Etymology

From roupa +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈpe.tɐ/ [hoˈpe.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈpe.tɐ/ [χoˈpe.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈpe.ta/ [hoˈpe.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈpe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: rou‧pe‧ta

Noun

roupeta f (plural roupetas)

cassock; a priest's traditional vest
Synonym: batina

Noun

roupeta m (plural roupetas)

(derogatory) a Catholic priest

Further reading

“roupeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“roupeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026