piropo

From Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-like”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

• IPA^(key): /piˈrɔ.po/, [piˈr̺ɔːpo]
• Rhymes: -ɔpo
• Stress: piròpo
• Hyphenation: pi‧ro‧po

piropo m (plural piropi)

1. (mineralogy) pyrope (a type of garnet)

From Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). The compliment sense is via Spanish piropo, presumably from the same root.

piropo m (plural piropos)

1. (mineralogy) pyrope (a type of garnet)
2. (colloquial) a nice or flattering comment, especially one directed towards a woman; a compliment or pick-up line

From Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾopo/

• Bolivian pronunciation

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piropo m (plural piropos)

1. (mineralogy) pyrope (a type of garnet)
2. (colloquial) compliment, flattering comment (usually addressed to an unknown woman on the street); pick-up line, catcall

   Mi novia casi nunca me dice piropos.

   My girlfriend hardly ever pays me compliments.

   • 2010, Debbie Rusch, Marcela Dominguez, Lucia Caycedo Garner, Fuentes: Conversacion y gramática, Cengage Learning →ISBN, page 297

     Existe una costumbre en países de habla española llamada el piropo. El piropo suele ser una frase agradable que le dice normalmente un hombre en la calle a una mujer desconocida. Por lo general, no es apropiado que la mujer le haga ...

     There exists a tradition in Spanish-speaking countries called the piropo. The piropo is usually a pleasant remark said by a man to an unknown woman in the street. In general, it is not considered appropriate for a woman to make them...

   • 2011, Jill Pellettieri, Norma Lopez-Burton, Rafael Gomez, Robert Hershberger, Susan Navey-Davis, Rumbos, Enhanced Edition, Cengage Learning →ISBN

     ¿Qué es un piropo? Los aficionados lo llaman “la poesía de la calle”. Para ellos, son sólo comentarios, cumplidos (compliments) dirigidos a una mujer en la calle para reconocer (acknowledge) su belleza sin esperar nada a cambio (in ...

     What is a piropo? Its fans call it "street poetry". To them, only comments and compliments towards a woman on the street which acknowledge her beauty without expecting anything in return...

• (flattering): adulación, camelo, flor, galantería, halago, lisonja, zalamería

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