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piropo
🇵🇹 Portuguese slang from Portugal
What does “piropo” mean?
a flirty compliment (to a stranger)
Example
“Mandou um piropo à rapariga do café.”
He flirted with the girl at the café.
Good to know
Can be charming or creepy: context matters.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
❤️ Love
The textbook way to say it: elogio
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- cara-metadeother half, soulmate
- dar uma tampato turn someone down
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