xepa

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃe.pɐ/

  • Rhymes: -epɐ
  • Hyphenation: xe‧pa

Noun

xepa f (plural xepas) (Brazil)

  1. military ration
  2. food leftover
  3. food that, in markets, is sold for a lower price when it is about to expire
  4. paper collected to be sold to cellulose manufacturers
  5. used newspaper that is sold again
  6. butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)
    Synonyms: beata, bituca, guimba, prisca

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