chulipa
Portuguese, noun/ʃuˈli.pɐ/
chulipa is spelled C-H-U-L-I-P-A (7 letters). Chulipa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “railway sleeper or railroad tie (piece of timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que sulipa”.
What does chulipa mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugaldatedfemininerailway sleeper or railroad tie (piece of timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que sulipa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chulipa
- chulipas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chulipa?
- Brazil /ʃuˈli.pɐ/
- Portugal /ʃuˈli.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.