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.

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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