estepa

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈtɛ.pə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtə.pə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈte.pa] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French steppe, from Russian степь (stepʹ). ==== Noun ==== estepa f (plural estepes) (geography) steppe ===== Related terms ===== estepari estèpic === Etymology 2 === From a Hispanic Vulgar Latin *stippa of uncertain, probably pre-Roman origin. ==== Noun ==== estepa f (plural estepes) (botany) rockrose (any of various flowering plants in the genus Cistus) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Middle English steppe (“step”). ==== Noun ==== estepa f (plural estepes) (nautical) slipway Synonym: grada === Further reading === “estepa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French steppe, from Russian степь (stepʹ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈtepa/ [esˈt̪e.pa] Rhymes: -epa Syllabification: es‧te‧pa === Noun === estepa f (plural estepas) steppe ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “estepa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025