periquito

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

Pronunciation

Noun

periquito m (plural periquitos)

  1. budgerigar

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈki.tu/, /pi.ɾiˈki.tu/, /pɾiˈki.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈki.to/, /pɾiˈki.to/

  • Rhymes: -itu
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧qui‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

Noun

periquito m (plural periquitos, feminine periquita, feminine plural periquitas)

  1. parakeet (any of various species of small parrots)
Derived terms

Noun

periquito m (plural periquitos)

  1. (Brazil, informal, humorous, childish) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
  2. (slang) pussy (the female genitalia)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
  3. (Brazil, soccer, usually derogatory) supporter of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
    Synonyms: palmeirense, porco
  4. (Brazil, derogatory, historical) integralist (member of the Brazilian Integralist Action)
    Synonyms: integralista, galinha-verde (derogatory)
  5. (Portugal, military, slang, historical) a rookie, during the Portuguese Colonial War

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

periquito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of periquitar

Further reading

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾiˈkito/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧qui‧to

Etymology 1

From perico +‎ -ito (“diminutive suffix”).

Noun

periquito m (plural periquitos)

  1. budgerigar
    Synonyms: periquito australiano, cata, cata australiana
    Tengo un periquito azul.
    I have a blue budgie.

Etymology 2

Adjective

periquito (feminine periquita, masculine plural periquitos, feminine plural periquitas)

  1. (soccer) a person connected with RCD Espanyol, as a player, fan, coach, etc.
    Synonym: perico

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