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Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German pīpe, from Medieval Latin pipa (“pipe, flute”), derived from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with late Old Norse pípa, German Pfeife, English pipe, and French pipe.
Pronunciation
Noun
pibe c (singular definite piben, plural indefinite piber)
- pipe (for smoking)
- a fife, pipe (musical instrument)
- Synonym: fløjte
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Etymology 2
From Middle Low German pīpen, from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with German pfeifen.
Pronunciation
Verb
pibe (imperative pib, infinitive at pibe, present tense piber, past tense peb, perfect tense har pebet)
- squeak
- whistle
- whine
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese pivete (literally “joss stick”), from Catalan pevet. Compare the Genoese pivetto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpibe/
- Rhymes: -ibe
- Syllabification: pi‧be
Noun
pibe m (plural pibes, feminine piba, feminine plural pibas)
- (Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, colloquial) kid, young person
- Synonyms: guacho, chabón
- (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) boyfriend
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