tepui
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
Meaning "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.
Pronunciation [edit]
/ˈtɛpwi/
Noun [edit]
tepui (plural tepuis)
- A table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela.
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
tepuī
- first-person singular perfect active indicative of tepeō
