sátrapa
Portuguese, noun/ˈsa.tɾa.pɐ/
sátrapa is spelled S-Á-T-R-A-P-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written Portuguese, the 198,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sátrapa is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “satrap (governor of a Persian province)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “governador de província, na Pérsia Antiga”.
What does sátrapa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesatrap (governor of a Persian province)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. governador de província, na Pérsia Antiga 2. indivíduo poderoso, que tem muitas posses 3. governante subordinado, geralmente despótico
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 sátrapa
- sátrapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sátrapa?
- Brazil /ˈsa.tɾa.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsa.tɾɐ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sátrapa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sátrapa in Portuguese?
sátrapa appears about once in every 50 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).