sépia

See also: sepia and Sepia

Catalan

Alternative forms

• sèpia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēpia. Doublet of sípia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞.pi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈse.pi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈse.pi.a]

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Noun

sépia f (plural sépies)

1. sepia (pigment made from cuttlefish ink)
2. sepia (a dark brown colour)

Adjective

sépia (invariable)

1. sepia

Further reading

• “sépia”, 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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.pja/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

sépia m (plural sépias)

1. sepia

Adjective

sépia (invariable)

1. sepia

Further reading

• “sépia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπίᾱ (sēpíā).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.pi.ɐ/ [ˈsɛ.pɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.pi.ɐ/ [ˈsɛ.pɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.pi.a/ [ˈsɛ.pɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.pja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛpiɐ, -ɛpjɐ

Noun

sépia f (plural sépias)

1. cuttlefish (any squid-like mollusc of the genus Sepia)

   Synonyms: choco, siba

2. sepia (dark brown pigment)

Further reading

• “sépia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sépia”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “sépia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “sépia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026