pipeta
Spanish, noun/piˈpeta/
pipeta is spelled P-I-P-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 82,716th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pipeta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pipette (small glass tube used for transferring liquid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tubo de cristal ensanchado en su parte media, que sirve para trasladar pequeñas porciones de líquido de un…”.
What does pipeta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepipette (small glass tube used for transferring liquid)
- 2
femininedrinking straw
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tubo de cristal ensanchado en su parte media, que sirve para trasladar pequeñas porciones de líquido de un vaso a otro, para lo cual se introduce en el líquido y antes de sacar el aparato, se tapa su orificio superior hasta que se quiere que salga el contenido. 2. Tubo de varias formas, cuyo orificio superior se tapa a fin de que la presión atmosférica impida la salida del líquido. 3. Sustancia que se esparce sobre la piel de los perros domésticos para prevenir la aparición de pulgas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pipeta
- pipetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pipeta?
- /piˈpeta/
- [piˈpe.t̪a]
- [piˈpet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pipeta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pipeta in Spanish?
pipeta appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).