Quechua

Noun

chiripa

1. warm clothing

Spanish

Etymology

From Persian سراندیب ‎(Serendip) or Arabic سَرَانْدِيب ‎(sarandib), from Sinhala-dib. Cognate with Serendip and Serendib.

Noun

chiripa f ‎(plural chiripas)

1. fluke (lucky or improbable occurrence).
2. Blattella germanica (In Venezuela, German roach).

Derived terms

• de chiripa by sheer luck
• chiripero in Venezuelan politics, a crowd, a gathering of small players