periquito

Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

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

periquito m (plural periquitos)

1. budgerigar

• “periquito”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

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

Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

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

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

• → Nheengatu: pirikitu

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

periquito

1. first-person singular present indicative of periquitar

• “periquito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “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, 2003–2025
• “periquito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “periquito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈkito/ [pe.ɾiˈki.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧qui‧to

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

periquito m (plural periquitos)

1. budgerigar

   Synonyms: periquito australiano, cata, cata australiana

   Tengo un periquito azul.

   I have a blue budgie.

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

• “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], 10 December 2024