steppa

English

Etymology

From step- +‎ pa.

Noun

steppa (plural steppas)

1. (colloquial, rare) A stepfather.
   • 1936–1938, the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Texas, quoting Joe Barnes, Slave Narratives […], volume XVI (Texas Narratives), part 1, Washington, D.C., published 1941, →OCLC, page 45:

     My mammy's name was Artimisi, but dey call her Emily, and pa's name Jerry Wooten, 'cause he live on de Wooten place. My steppa named Barnes and I taken dat name.

   • 1957 November, Lois Snelling, “The Embroiderer”, in Jane Palmer, editor, Wee Wisdom […], volume LXIV, number 4, Lee’s Summit, Mo.: Unity School of Christianity, →ISSN, →OCLC, part 2, page 10, column 2:

     Ma’s teachin’ me. She’s smart—smart enough to be a school teacher. But Pa—he’s my steppa; my real pa died when I was little—he can’t read or write, and he doesn’t believe in book learnin’!

   • 2007, Sheri S[tewart] Tepper, “I am Margaret/on Tercis”, in The Margarets, New York, N.Y.: Eos, →ISBN, page 341:

     My steppa, he shoots cats. Can’t abide ’em. Maybe he shot the one you’re lookin for.

Italian

Etymology

From French steppe, from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstep.pa/
• Rhymes: -eppa
• Hyphenation: stép‧pa

Noun

steppa f (plural steppe)

1. steppe

   Synonyms: prateria, pusta

Derived terms

• steppico
• steppicursore
• steppificazione
• stepposo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

steppa f

1. definite singular of steppe