What does «pipiripao» mean in Spanish?
- Splendid feast or banquet. It is applied in general to those that are made one day in a house and another day in another.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Al día siguiente de la llegada la chacha Ramoncica quiso lucirse, y se lució, dando un magnífico pipiripao", Apuntaciones críticas sobre el lenguaje bogotano: con ... - Página 556 - Rufino José Cuervo - 1955
- Said of something that has little value.
♦ Used in: Nicaragua - Said of a person of class or quality.
♦ Used in: Colombia
Examples of use in Spanish: "no es muy agraciado, pero es pipiripao".
- (de pipiripao) Of little importance, scarce, of little importance.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Chile - Colombia - Guatemala - Venezuela
Examples of use in Spanish: "un discurso de pipiripao".
- (de pipiripao) loc, and Of poor quality or very cheap, even if it looks good.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Mexico
Examples of use in Spanish: "el indigente vive en una casucha de pipiripao".
- (tierra del pipiripao) Place or house where opulence abounds. Equivalent to "land of Jauja".
Examples of use in Spanish: "En la tierra del pipiripao, donde no se conoce el trabajo, todos mueren de hartazgo", El sendero y los días - Página 156 - Héctor Ciocchini - 1973