aipim

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aipi

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi aîpĩ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ajˈpĩ/ [aɪ̯ˈpĩ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ajˈpĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: ai‧pim

Noun

aipim m (plural aipins)

1. (Brazil) cassava, manioc (Manihot esculenta)

   Synonyms: macaxeira, mandioca

Further reading

• “aipim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aipim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026