News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend. Parent comment

Re:Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for m... by embedding-shape on Saturday May 02, 2026 @07:48AM (#47985568)
> it would be “piruletas” (at least in Spain Spanish).

In Spain Spanish I never heard them called anything else than "chupachup" (regardless of brand), guess it's a bit of a "Kleenex/facial tissue" syndrome going on there.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for m... by edu on Saturday May 02, 2026 @08:12AM (#47985722)
Well, we would refer to chupa-chups (brand) to the ones with a ball head. And Kojaks if they had gum inside.

Piruletas were the flat ones, either circular or heart shaped.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for m... by patillacode on Saturday May 02, 2026 @07:53AM (#47985603)
What about the classic heart-shaped bright red "piruleta" from the "fiesta" brand?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for m... by pfortuny on Saturday May 02, 2026 @09:50AM (#47986410)
That's a piruleta. The spherical ones are chupa-chups.
[ Parent | on HN ]