pizpireto

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piθpiˈɾeto/ [piθ.piˈɾe.t̪o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /pispiˈɾeto/ [pis.piˈɾe.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: piz‧pi‧re‧to

Adjective

pizpireto (feminine pizpireta, masculine plural pizpiretos, feminine plural pizpiretas)

  1. lively, buzzy
    • 1843, Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, Contrastes:
      ¡Qué tiempos aquellos para las muchachas pizpiretas en que el Lechuguino bailaba la gabota de Vestris y no se sentaba hasta haber rendido seis parejas en las vueltas rápidas del vals!
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