pi-pa
[pee-pah]
- a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.
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Origin of pi-pa
1840–50; < Chinese píba or pípa lute (literally, loquat, which it resembles in shape)
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Contemporary Examples of pipa
And we want them to call their senators and tell them to vote no on PIPA.
Should they pass, both PIPA and SOPA would have a chilling effect on innovation.
Historical Examples of pipa
And how did Nikola treat you during the voyage and your stay on Pipa Lannu?
A Bid for FortuneGuy Boothby
I hope Pipa Lannu will agree with her health—the stuck-up minx—I do!
A Bid for FortuneGuy Boothby
But no batrachian patience is as curious as that of the pipa toad.
The Natural Philosophy of LoveRemy de Gourmont
The skull of Pipa is abnormal, being greatly flattened and containing little cartilage.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
In some Anura such as Pipa and Hyla the number of sternal elements is considerably reduced.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
pipa
- a tongueless South American toad, Pipa pipa, that carries its young in pits in the skin of its back
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Word Origin for pipa
C18: from Surinam dialect, probably of African origin
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