quipá

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈpa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈpa/

Hyphenation: qui‧pá

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew כיפה.

Noun

quipá m or f (plural quipás)

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

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from Old Tupi kipa.

Noun

quipá m (plural quipás)

(Brazil) Tacinga inamoena (syn. Opuntia inamoena), a small cactus of South America

References

Opuntia+inamoena at The Plant List
Tacinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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