capim

Catalan

Verb

capim

1. inflection of capir:
   1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. first-person plural imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kapi'i. Cognate with Spanish capín and Nheengatu kapiĩ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: ca‧pim

Noun

capim m (plural capins)

1. grass or grass-like plants such as sedge, especially tall, unkempt grass used as pasture

Derived terms

• capim-açu
• capim-alpiste
• capim-amarelo
• capim-andacaá
• capim-balça
• capim-doce
• capim-gordura
• capim-limão
• capinal
• capinar
• capinzal
• capinzinho
• comer capim pela raiz

Related terms

• capivara

Further reading

• “capim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “capim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “capim”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “capim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025