taipa
Portuguese, noun/ˈtaj.pɐ/
taipa is spelled T-A-I-P-A (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 33,314th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taipa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rammed earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “processo de construção de paredes que utiliza barro amassado para preencher os espaços criados por uma…”.
What does taipa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerammed earth
- 2
femininepisé
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. processo de construção de paredes que utiliza barro amassado para preencher os espaços criados por uma espécie de gradeamento, geralmente de paus, varas, bambus, caules de arbustos etc 2. ( Uso: informal) tapa dado com força; sopapo, pancada
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 taipa
- taipas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taipa?
- Brazil /ˈtaj.pɐ/
- Brazil [ˈtaɪ̯.pɐ]
- Portugal /ˈtaj.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 taipa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is taipa in Portuguese?
taipa appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).