piripaque

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧pa‧que === Noun === piripaque m (plural piripaques) (informal) sudden and momentary indisposition disease or indisposition of unknown cause Synonym: macacoa nervous fit Synonyms: chilique, faniquito hindrance, problem, especially one of unknown cause === Further reading === “piripaque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “piripaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026