tipoia

See also: tipóia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tipóia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tipoîa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈpɔj.ɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈpɔɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈpɔj.ɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈpɔɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈpɔj.a/ [t͡ʃiˈpɔɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈpɔj.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔjɐ

Noun

tipoia f (plural tipoias)

1. sling (bandage used to support a wounded arm)

Further reading

• “tipoia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024