piropo

/piˈɾopo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los piropos

Meaning

  1. compliment

    • Le echó un piropo.

      He paid her a compliment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Kompliment

Kompliment is the German word for the same thing — both mean "compliment."

Practice

1 What does piropo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le echó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches piropo?

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