chiripa

See also: chiripá

Quechua

Etymology

From chiri (cold) + -pa (during).

Noun

chiripa

  1. warm clothing

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly Persian سراندیب (serendip) or Arabic سَرَانْدِيب (sarāndīb), from Sinhala-dib. Cognate with English serendipity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɾipa/ [t͡ʃiˈɾi.pa]
  • Rhymes: -ipa
  • Syllabification: chi‧ri‧pa

Noun

chiripa f (plural chiripas)

  1. fluke (lucky or improbable occurrence)
  2. (Venezuela) Blattella germanica (German roach)

Derived terms

  • chiripero (a crowd, a gathering of small players) (in Venezuelan politics)
  • de chiripa (by sheer luck)

Further reading

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