Periquito
/ˌpɛrɪˈkiːtoʊ/noun
A small parrot or parakeet, especially one associated with Spanish or Portuguese usage.
Did you know?In Spanish, periquito is the diminutive of perico, a word meaning “parrot” that may also have developed from a familiar form of the male name Pedro, though the exact path is debated.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle Ages
Spanish
perico
“Parrot; also a familiar personal name, possibly related to Pero or Pedro”
Early Modern Spanish
Spanish
periquito
“Diminutive form of perico, literally a little perico or little parrot”
16th–17th Century
Portuguese
periquito
“Small parrot or parakeet; the word became established in Portuguese”
Modern Spanish
Spanish
periquito
“A small parrot or parakeet”
Modern English
English
periquito
“A borrowed term for a small parrot or parakeet”