ipê

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

Portuguese

Um ipê-amarelo (Handroanthus serratifolius)
Um ipê-roxo (Tabebuia impetiginosa)

Etymology

From Old Tupi 'yb + .[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ipê m (plural ipês)

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

Derived terms

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