perico ripiao
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Spanish[edit]
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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014