pipero

See also: piperò

Spanish

Etymology

• From pipa +‎ -ero
• (Madridista): Because some Real Madrid fans only go to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to eat sunflower seeds and boo and hiss, and never cheer on the team.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈpeɾo/ [piˈpe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pi‧pe‧ro

Noun

pipero m (plural piperos, feminine pipera, feminine plural piperas)

1. (US) candy seller, candy vendor; (UK) sweet seller (person who sells seeds, candies and other snacks on the street)
2. (derogatory, Spain) Madridista, a Real Madrid fan who only boos and hisses, and never cheers on the team

Further reading

• “pipero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10