ripio

See also: ripió

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Latin repleō (“fill up”).

Noun

ripio m (plural ripios)

gravel
(poetry) padding, empty word

Derived terms

enripiar
ripioso

Verb

ripio

first-person singular present indicative of ripiar

Further reading

“ripio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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