tepui

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Meaning "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛpwi/

Noun

tepui (plural tepuis)

  1. A table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

tepuī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of tepeō
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