ipê

See also: ipe, IPE, ipé, Ipê, and I.-P.-E.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi 'yb + pé.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: i‧pê
  • Homophone: IP

Noun

ipê m (plural ipês)

  1. any of several flowery trees in Bignoniaceae
    Synonym: pau-d'arco

Derived terms

  • Ipê
  • ipê-amarelo
  • ipê-branco
  • ipê-felpudo
  • ipê-rosa
  • ipê-roxo
  • ipê-tabaco
  • ipezinho (diminutive)

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 375
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