sátrapa

See also: satrapa, Satrapa, and sàtrapa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin satrapēs (“governor”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾɐ.pɐ/

Noun

sátrapa m (plural sátrapas)

1. (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin satrapēs (“governor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsatɾapa/ [ˈsa.t̪ɾa.pa]
• Rhymes: -atɾapa
• Syllabification: sá‧tra‧pa

Noun

sátrapa m (plural sátrapas)

1. (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
2. (colloquial) person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power

Further reading

• “sátrapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014