pipián
See also: pipian
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈpjan/ [piˈpjãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: pi‧pián
Noun
pipián m (plural pipianes)
- a kind of zucchini
- Synonyms: (Colombia) ahuyama, (Spain) calabacera, (Peru) mate amargo
- (Mexico) a type of sauce made with pumpkin seeds or almonds, toasted corn and green chili
- (Mexico) a type of stew made with such sauce
- (derogatory, colloquial, El Salvador) gay man; homosexual man
Further reading
- “pipián”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “pipián”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- Guido Gómez de Silva (2001) “pipián”, in Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, Primera edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua