ipê

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 + pé.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpe/

Rhymes: -e
Hyphenation: i‧pê
Homophone: IP

Noun

ipê m (plural ipês)

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

Derived terms

References

^ 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

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