sátrapa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin satrapēs (“governor”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tɾɐ.pɐ/
Noun
sátrapa m (plural sátrapas)
- (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
Further reading
- “sátrapa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “sátrapa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin satrapēs (“governor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsatɾapa/ [ˈsa.t̪ɾa.pa]
- Rhymes: -atɾapa
- Syllabification: sá‧tra‧pa
Noun
sátrapa m (plural sátrapas)
- (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
- (colloquial) person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power
Further reading
- “sátrapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025