estepe

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɛ.pi/, /esˈtɛ.pi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɛ.pi/, /eʃˈtɛ.pi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɛ.pe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɛ.pɨ/

Hyphenation: es‧te‧pe

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”).

Noun

estepe f (plural estepes)

steppe (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia)
steppe (vast cold, dry grass-plains)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English stepney, toponym related to Stepney Street, in Wales.

Noun

estepe m (plural estepes)

(Brazil) a vehicle’s spare tyre

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