estepa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈtɛ.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtə.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈte.pa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French steppe, from Russian степь (stepʹ).

Noun

estepa f (plural estepes)

1. (geography) steppe

Related terms

• estepari
• estèpic

Etymology 2

From a Hispanic Vulgar Latin *stippa of uncertain, probably pre-Roman origin.

Noun

estepa f (plural estepes)

1. (botany) rockrose (any of various flowering plants in the genus Cistus)

Derived terms

• estepa blanca
• estepa borrera
• estepa joana
• estepa negra
• esteperol
• esteperola

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle English steppe (“step”).

Noun

estepa f (plural estepes)

1. (nautical) slipway

   Synonym: grada

Further reading

• “estepa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French steppe, from Russian степь (stepʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtepa/ [esˈt̪e.pa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: es‧te‧pa

Noun

estepa f (plural estepas)

1. steppe

Derived terms

• estepario

Further reading

• “estepa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025