perico ripiao
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]Comes from the Dominican pronunciation of perico ripiado (“ripped parrot”), supposedly the name of a brothel where the music was played. Originated in the Cibao valley in the Dominican Republic.
Noun
[edit]perico ripiao m (uncountable)
- type of traditional merengue music
- Synonym: merengue típico
Further reading
[edit]- “perico ripiao”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28