estepe

Portuguese

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

  • Hyphenation: es‧te‧pe

Etymology 1

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

Noun

estepe f (plural estepes)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

estepe m (plural estepes)

  1. (Brazil) a vehicle’s spare tyre
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