estirpe

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Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin stirpem (rootstock).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃiʁ.pi/ [isˈt͡ʃih.pi], /esˈt͡ʃiʁ.pi/ [esˈt͡ʃih.pi]

  • Hyphenation: es‧tir‧pe

Noun

estirpe f (plural estirpes)

  1. lineage, root
    Não deves, filho meu, querer casar com alguém de estirpe mais nobre que a tua.
    You shouldn't, my son, marry someone of a lineage nobler that yours.
  2. (biology) strain

Spanish

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