piropo
Spanish, noun/piˈɾopo/
piropo is spelled P-I-R-O-P-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piropo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “compliment, flattering comment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gema del grupo de los granates, de color rojo o rojizo, gran dureza y fractura angular poco común”.
What does piropo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecompliment, flattering comment
Mi novia casi nunca me dice piropos.
- 2
masculinecatcall; pick-up line (a comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman)
- 3
masculinepyrope (a type of garnet)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aleación de cuatro partes de cobre por una de oro, usada por los antiguos en joyería. 2. Gema del grupo de los granates, de color rojo o rojizo, gran dureza y fractura angular poco común. 3. Expresión de alabanza dirigida a alguien por su aspecto o comportamiento.
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 piropo
- piropos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piropo?
- /piˈɾopo/
- [piˈɾo.po]
- [piˈɾopo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to piropo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is piropo in Spanish?
piropo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).