paripé

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Caló pariupén (“barter, exchange”), perhaps from the same root of Sanskrit परिवर्तन (parivartana, “barter”) or Sanskrit पर्याप् (paryāp, “obtain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾiˈpe/ [pa.ɾiˈpe]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: pa‧ri‧pé

Noun

paripé m (plural paripés)

1. (colloquial) white lie, pretending to like one another
2. (colloquial) making a show of something, keeping appearances

Further reading

• “paripé”, 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