peba

peba

See also: Peba and PEBA

English

Etymology

Compare Portuguese peba. Ultimately from Old Tupi peba (“having a flattened shape”).

Noun

peba (plural pebas)

1. An armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.

References

• peba in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Finnish

Etymology

< pehva

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpebɑ/, [ˈpe̞bɑ]
• Rhymes: -ebɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ba

Noun

peba

1. (slang) bum, ass

Synonyms

• ahteri, pylly, perse, takapuoli, peppu

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Noun

peba

1. cat

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Marshallese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲeːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [pʲe pˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲejpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {pȩybah}

Noun

peba

1. paper
2. a card

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pepper, from Middle English peper, piper, from Old English piper, from West Germanic *piper, from Latin piper, from an Indo-Aryan source.

Alternative forms

• pepa

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲeːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [pʲe pˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲejpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {pȩybah}

Noun

peba

1. a pepper (Capsicum)

Etymology 3

Same as Etymology 2, but pronounced differently and referring to Piperaceae.

Alternative forms

• pepa

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲɛbˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲɛpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {pebah}

Noun

peba

1. pepper (Piperaceae)

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛβ̞a/

Adjective

peba

1. having a flattened shape.

References

• Barbosa, A. Lemos; 1956; Curso de Tupi Antigo; Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José.