periquito

See also: Periquito

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pə.ɾiˈki.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pə.ɾiˈki.to]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pe.ɾiˈki.to]

Noun

periquito m (plural periquitos)

1. budgerigar

Further reading

• “periquito” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾiˈki.tu/, /pi.ɾiˈki.tu/

• 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

• emperiquitar
• periquitar
• periquito-australiano
• periquito-de-colar
• periquito-estrela
• periquito-rico
• periquito-verde

 

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

• “periquito”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “periquito” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “periquito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “periquito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “periquito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈkito/ [pe.ɾiˈki.t̪o]
• 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

Further reading

• “periquito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10