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periquito.

parakeet (any of various species of small parrots)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pe.ɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pi.ɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pɨ.ɾiˈki.tu/Portugal
  1. parakeet (any of various species of small parrots)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish perico Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish periquitobor. Portuguese periquito Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

noun/pe.ɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pi.ɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pɨ.ɾiˈki.tu/Portugal
  1. penis

    Brazil · childish · humorous · informal · masculine
  2. pussy (the female genitalia)

    masculine · slang
  3. supporter of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine · usually
  4. integralist (member of the Brazilian Integralist Action)

    Brazil · derogatory · historical · masculine
  5. a rookie, during the Portuguese Colonial War

    Portugal · historical · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish perico Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish periquitobor. Portuguese periquito Borrowed from Spanish periquito.

verb/pe.ɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pi.ɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pɾiˈki.tu/Brazil/pɨ.ɾiˈki.tu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of periquitar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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