pericote

Asturian

FWOTD – 6 June 2015

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾiˈkote/ [pe.ɾiˈko.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧co‧te

Noun

pericote m (plural pericotes)

  1. a traditional dance of Asturias
    • 1983, Corsino García Gutiérrez, Adulces, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 19:
      El Corri-Corri y el Pericote son espresiones vives entovía y pures, del mundu remotu nel que remanecieron.
      The Corri-Corri and the Pericote are practices that are still alive and pure, from the remote world where they have remained.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾiˈkote/ [pe.ɾiˈko.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧co‧te

Noun

pericote m (plural pericotes)

  1. a traditional dance of Asturias
  2. (Rioplatense, Chile, Ecuador, Peru) mouse (animal)

Further reading

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