piropo

compliment, flattering comment; catcall; pick-up line (a comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman); pyrope (a type of garnet)

“Mi novia casi nunca me dice piropos.” — My girlfriend hardly ever pays me compliments.

From Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).