chiripero
Spanish, adjective/t͡ʃiɾiˈpeɾo/
chiripero is spelled C-H-I-R-I-P-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chiripero is a Spanish adjective meaning “Pertaining to a small political coalition in Venezuela in 1993” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a la coalición política que apoyó a Rafael Caldera en las elecciones presidenciales…”.
What does chiripero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a small political coalition in Venezuela in 1993
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En el juego del billar, el que juega más por acaso que por buenas jugadas o destreza. 2. Persona con suerte. 3. Persona que trabaja de forma informal u ocasional.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la coalición política que apoyó a Rafael Caldera en las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela de 1993, liderada por Convergencia Nacional.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chiripero
- chiripera feminine
- chiriperos masculine plural
- chiriperas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chiripero?
- /t͡ʃiɾiˈpeɾo/
- [t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpe.ɾo]
- [t͡ʃiɾiˈpeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chiripero in Spanish?
chiripero appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).