piripirioca
Portuguese, noun/pi.ɾi.pi.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/
piripirioca is spelled P-I-R-I-P-I-R-I-O-C-A (11 letters). Piripirioca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Cyperus lucidus (species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does piripirioca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineCyperus lucidus (species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of piripirioca
- piripiriocas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piripirioca?
- Brazil /pi.ɾi.pi.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/
- Brazil /pi.ɾi.piˈɾjɔ.kɐ/
- Portugal /pi.ɾi.piˈɾjɔ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.