pibe

From Middle Low German pīpe, from Medieval Latin pipa (“pipe, flute”), derived from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with late Old Norse pípa, German Pfeife, English pipe, and French pipe.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə]

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pibe c (singular definite piben, plural indefinite piber)

1. pipe (for smoking)
2. a fife, pipe (musical instrument)

   Synonym: fløjte

• pibeorgel (“pipe organ”)

• “pibe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Low German pīpen, from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with German pfeifen.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə], [ˈpʰiːʊ]

pibe (imperative pib, infinitive at pibe, present tense piber, past tense peb, perfect tense har pebet)

1. squeak
2. whistle
3. whine

• “pibe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Portuguese pivete (literally “joss stick”), from Catalan pevet. Compare the Genoese pivetto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpibe/ [ˈpi.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: pi‧be

pibe m (plural pibes, feminine piba, feminine plural pibas)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, colloquial) kid, young person

   Synonyms: guacho, chabón

2. (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) boyfriend

• “pibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014