pipián

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from pepa, pepita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈpjan/ [piˈpjãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pi‧pián

Noun

pipián m (plural pipianes)

1. a kind of zucchini

   Synonyms: (Colombia) ahuyama, (Spain) calabacera, (Peru) mate amargo

2. (Mexico) a type of sauce made with pumpkin seeds or almonds, toasted corn and green chili
3. (Mexico) a type of stew made with such sauce
4. (derogatory, colloquial, El Salvador) gay man; homosexual man

Further reading

• “pipián”, 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
• “pipián”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Guido Gómez de Silva (2001) “pipián”, in Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, Primera edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua