ipe

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

English

Alternative forms

• ipé
• ipê

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ipê.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈi.peɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

ipe (countable and uncountable, plural ipes)

1. A type of wood of the genus Tabebuia, similar to teak, used for outdoor decking and furniture.

Synonyms

Common names include:

• amapa (Mexico),
• amata prieto,
• bethabara,
• Brazilian walnut,
• cortez (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica),
• ebene vert,
• flor amarillo (Venezuela),
• greenhart* (Surinam),
• guayacan (Panama),
• guayacan polvillo (Colombia),
• ironwood,
• lapacho,
• madera negra (Ecuador),
• pau d’arco,
• tahuari (Peru),
• ipê (Brazil),
• ipê tabaco,
• lapacho negro (Paraguay, Argentina).

Anagrams

• EIP, EPI, Epi, IEP, P.E.I., PEI, PIE, Pei, epi, epi-, pie

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìꜛpé/

Noun

ipe (Kana spelling イぺ)

1. food

   Synonym: aep

2. (botany) fruit, nut

Alternative forms

• ipehe

Derived terms

• itakipe (“meaning of a word”)

Verb

ipe (Kana spelling イぺ, plural ipepa)

1. (intransitive) to eat

Synonyms

• e

Etruscan

Romanization

ipe

1. Romanization of 𐌄𐌐𐌉
2. Romanization of 𐌉𐌐𐌄

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipaʀ, compare Malay ipar.

Noun

ipe

1. sister-in-law or brother-in-law