piripaque

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈpa.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈpa.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈpa.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈpa.kɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
• Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧pa‧que

Noun

piripaque m (plural piripaques) (informal)

1. sudden and momentary indisposition
2. disease or indisposition of unknown cause

   Synonym: macacoa

3. nervous fit

   Synonyms: chilique, faniquito

4. hindrance, problem, especially one of unknown cause

Further reading

• “piripaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025