estipe

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stīpes.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.pi/, /esˈt͡ʃi.pi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃi.pi/, /eʃˈt͡ʃi.pi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈt͡ʃi.pe/

  • Rhymes: -ipi, -ipɨ
  • Hyphenation: es‧ti‧pe

Noun

estipe m (plural estipes)

  1. trunk of a palm tree
    Hypernyms: tronco, caule
  2. stipe (stem of a mushroom)
    Synonym: pedúnculo
  3. (zootomy) stipes (basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean)

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

estipe m (plural estipes)

  1. (botany) stipe