estirpe

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin stirps (“rootstock”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧tir‧pe

Noun

estirpe f (plural estirpes)

  1. lineage, root
    Não deves, filho meu, querer casar com alguém de estirpe mais nobre que a tua.
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  2. (biology) strain

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stirps.

Noun

estirpe f (plural estirpes)

  1. lineage
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