xepa

Portuguese

Etymology

Popular expression. Perhaps from English cheap.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃe.pɐ/

  • Hyphenation: xe‧pa

Noun

xepa f (plural xepas)

  1. (Brazil) military ration
  2. (Brazil) food leftover
  3. (Brazil) food that, in markets, is sold for a lower price when it is about to expire
  4. (Brazil) paper collected to be sold to cellulose manufacturers
  5. (Brazil) used newspaper that is sold again
  6. (Brazil) butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)
    Synonyms: beata, bituca, guimba, prisca
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