sátrapa

See also: satrapa, Satrapa, and sàtrapa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin satrapēs (“governor”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾa.pa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɾɐ.pɐ/

Noun

sátrapa m (plural sátrapas)

(historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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