quipá

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈpa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈpa/

• Hyphenation: qui‧pá

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew כיפה.

Noun

quipá m or f (plural quipás)

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

   Synonym: solidéu

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from Old Tupi kipa.

Noun

quipá m (plural quipás)

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

References

• Opuntia+inamoena at The Plant List
• Tacinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies