sátrapa

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin satrapēs (“governor”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === sátrapa m (plural sátrapas) (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province) === Further reading === “sátrapa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sátrapa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin satrapēs (“governor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsatɾapa/ [ˈsa.t̪ɾa.pa] Rhymes: -atɾapa Syllabification: sá‧tra‧pa === Noun === sátrapa m (plural sátrapas) (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province) (colloquial) person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power === Further reading === “sátrapa”, 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