quipá

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: qui‧pá

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hebrew כיפה.

Noun

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quipá m or f (plural quipás)

  1. kippah; yarmulke (skullcap worn by Jewish males)
    Synonym: solidéu

Etymology 2

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Uncertain, possibly from Old Tupi kipa.

Noun

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quipá m (plural quipás)

  1. (Brazil) Tacinga inamoena (syn. Opuntia inamoena), a small cactus of South America

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