riponga
Portuguese, noun/ʁiˈpõ.ɡɐ/
riponga is spelled R-I-P-O-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese, the 185,713th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riponga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hippie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa com roupas "alternativas"; que faz o estilo hippie”.
What does riponga mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinehippie
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinehippie
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa com roupas "alternativas"; que faz o estilo hippie 2. hippie 3. bicho-grilo
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 riponga
- ripongas plural
- hiponga alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce riponga?
- Brazil /ʁiˈpõ.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [hiˈpõ.ɡɐ]
- /ʁiˈpõ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is riponga in Portuguese?
riponga appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).