piripíri
Portuguese, noun/ˌpi.ɾiˈpi.ɾi/
piripíri is spelled P-I-R-I-P-Í-R-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piripíri is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Capsicum frutescens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta palustre da família das ciperáceas, Cyperus giganteus”.
What does piripíri mean in English?
noun
- 1
PortugalmasculineCapsicum frutescens
- 2
masculineperi-peri
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta palustre da família das ciperáceas, Cyperus giganteus 2. espécie de malagueta 3. molho picante 4. espécie de periquito brasileiro
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Piauí
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of piripíri
- piripíris plural
- piri-piri alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piripíri?
- Brazil /ˌpi.ɾiˈpi.ɾi/
- Portugal /ˌpi.ɾiˈpi.ɾi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is piripíri in Portuguese?
piripíri appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).