chiripa

See also: chiripá

Quechua

Etymology

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

Noun

chiripa

1. warm clothing

Declension

Declension of chiripa

	singular	plural
nominative	chiripa	chiripakuna
accusative	chiripata	chiripakunata
dative	chiripaman	chiripakunaman
genitive	chiripap	chiripakunap
locative	chiripapi	chiripakunapi
terminative	chiripakama	chiripakunakama
ablative	chiripamanta	chiripakunamanta
instrumental	chiripawan	chiripakunawan
comitative	chiripantin	chiripakunantin
abessive	chiripannaq	chiripakunannaq
comparative	chiripahina	chiripakunahina
causative	chiriparayku	chiripakunarayku
benefactive	chiripapaq	chiripakunapaq
associative	chiripapura	chiripakunapura
distributive	chiripanka	chiripakunanka
exclusive	chiripalla	chiripakunalla

Possessive forms of chiripa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative chiripay chiripaykuna accusative chiripayta chiripaykunata dative chiripayman chiripaykunaman genitive chiripaypa chiripaykunap locative chiripaypi chiripaykunapi terminative chiripaykama chiripaykunakama ablative chiripaymanta chiripaykunamanta instrumental chiripaywan chiripaykunawan comitative chiripaynintin chiripaykunantin abessive chiripayninnaq chiripaykunannaq comparative chiripayhina chiripaykunahina causative chiripayrayku chiripaykunarayku benefactive chiripaypaq chiripaykunapaq associative chiripaypura chiripaykunapura distributive chiripayninka chiripaykunanka exclusive chiripaylla chiripaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative chiripayki chiripaykikuna accusative chiripaykita chiripaykikunata dative chiripaykiman chiripaykikunaman genitive chiripaykipa chiripaykikunap locative chiripaykipi chiripaykikunapi terminative chiripaykikama chiripaykikunakama ablative chiripaykimanta chiripaykikunamanta instrumental chiripaykiwan chiripaykikunawan comitative chiripaykintin chiripaykikunantin abessive chiripaykinnaq chiripaykikunannaq comparative chiripaykihina chiripaykikunahina causative chiripaykirayku chiripaykikunarayku benefactive chiripaykipaq chiripaykikunapaq associative chiripaykipura chiripaykikunapura distributive chiripaykinka chiripaykikunanka exclusive chiripaykilla chiripaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative chiripan chiripankuna accusative chiripanta chiripankunata dative chiripanman chiripankunaman genitive chiripanpa chiripankunap locative chiripanpi chiripankunapi terminative chiripankama chiripankunakama ablative chiripanmanta chiripankunamanta instrumental chiripanwan chiripankunawan comitative chiripanintin chiripankunantin abessive chiripanninnaq chiripankunannaq comparative chiripanhina chiripankunahina causative chiripanrayku chiripankunarayku benefactive chiripanpaq chiripankunapaq associative chiripanpura chiripankunapura distributive chiripaninka chiripankunanka exclusive chiripanlla chiripankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative chiripanchik chiripanchikkuna accusative chiripanchikta chiripanchikkunata dative chiripanchikman chiripanchikkunaman genitive chiripanchikpa chiripanchikkunap locative chiripanchikpi chiripanchikkunapi terminative chiripanchikkama chiripanchikkunakama ablative chiripanchikmanta chiripanchikkunamanta instrumental chiripanchikwan chiripanchikkunawan comitative chiripanchiknintin chiripanchikkunantin abessive chiripanchikninnaq chiripanchikkunannaq comparative chiripanchikhina chiripanchikkunahina causative chiripanchikrayku chiripanchikkunarayku benefactive chiripanchikpaq chiripanchikkunapaq associative chiripanchikpura chiripanchikkunapura distributive chiripanchikninka chiripanchikkunanka exclusive chiripanchiklla chiripanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative chiripayku chiripaykukuna accusative chiripaykuta chiripaykukunata dative chiripaykuman chiripaykukunaman genitive chiripaykupa chiripaykukunap locative chiripaykupi chiripaykukunapi terminative chiripaykukama chiripaykukunakama ablative chiripaykumanta chiripaykukunamanta instrumental chiripaykuwan chiripaykukunawan comitative chiripaykuntin chiripaykukunantin abessive chiripaykunnaq chiripaykukunannaq comparative chiripaykuhina chiripaykukunahina causative chiripaykurayku chiripaykukunarayku benefactive chiripaykupaq chiripaykukunapaq associative chiripaykupura chiripaykukunapura distributive chiripaykunka chiripaykukunanka exclusive chiripaykulla chiripaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative chiripaykichik chiripaykichikkuna accusative chiripaykichikta chiripaykichikkunata dative chiripaykichikman chiripaykichikkunaman genitive chiripaykichikpa chiripaykichikkunap locative chiripaykichikpi chiripaykichikkunapi terminative chiripaykichikkama chiripaykichikkunakama ablative chiripaykichikmanta chiripaykichikkunamanta instrumental chiripaykichikwan chiripaykichikkunawan comitative chiripaykichiknintin chiripaykichikkunantin abessive chiripaykichikninnaq chiripaykichikkunannaq comparative chiripaykichikhina chiripaykichikkunahina causative chiripaykichikrayku chiripaykichikkunarayku benefactive chiripaykichikpaq chiripaykichikkunapaq associative chiripaykichikpura chiripaykichikkunapura distributive chiripaykichikninka chiripaykichikkunanka exclusive chiripaykichiklla chiripaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative chiripanku chiripankukuna accusative chiripankuta chiripankukunata dative chiripankuman chiripankukunaman genitive chiripankupa chiripankukunap locative chiripankupi chiripankukunapi terminative chiripankukama chiripankukunakama ablative chiripankumanta chiripankukunamanta instrumental chiripankuwan chiripankukunawan comitative chiripankuntin chiripankukunantin abessive chiripankunnaq chiripankukunannaq comparative chiripankuhina chiripankukunahina causative chiripankurayku chiripankukunarayku benefactive chiripankupaq chiripankukunapaq associative chiripankupura chiripankukunapura distributive chiripankunka chiripankukunanka exclusive chiripankulla chiripankukunalla

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

• “chiripa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025