céspede

See also: cespede

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin caespitem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛspede/ [ˈθɛs̺.pe.ð̞ɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈθɛspede/ [ˈθɛs̺.pe.ð̞ɪ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈsɛspede/ [ˈsɛs.pe.ð̞ɪ]

• Rhymes: -ɛspede
• Hyphenation: cés‧pe‧de

Noun

céspede m (plural céspedes)

1. grass (plant)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cespede (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin caespitem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.pe.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.pe.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.pe.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.pe.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.pɨ.dɨ/ [ˈsɛʃ.pɨ.ðɨ]

Noun

céspede m (plural céspedes)

1. (poetic) field (ground covered with grass)

Further reading

• “céspede”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “céspede”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθespede/ [ˈθes.pe.ð̞e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsespede/ [ˈses.pe.ð̞e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -espede
• Syllabification: cés‧pe‧de

Noun

céspede m (plural céspedes)

1. alternative form of césped

Further reading

• “céspede”, 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