topete

See also: Topete and topeté

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese topete (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French toupet (“tuft of hair on the top of the head”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈpɛte̝/

Noun

topete m (plural topetes)

1. tuft of hair on the top of the head; quiff
2. eaves

   Synonyms: beirado, beiril, penal

3. cornice, ledge

   Synonyms: beirado, beiril, penal

4. stone that tops a wall or building

   Synonym: penal

5. extreme of a thread
6. tongue of a shoe

References

• “topete” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “topete” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “topete” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “topete” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “topete” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈpɛ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈpɛ.tɨ/

Noun

topete m (plural topetes)

1. quiff (hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward)
2. (figurative) arrogant pride

Spanish

Verb

topete

1. inflection of topetar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative