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Where does “perico ripiao” come from?

perico ripiao (Spanish) comes from Spanish perico ripiado — ripped parrot.

perico ripiao (Spanish): type of traditional merengue music

Definitions

  1. type of traditional merengue music

Ancestry of “perico ripiao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperico ripiadoripped parrot
Every word from Spanish perico ripiado →