Perico
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Perico — a Spanish word for small birds of the parrot family — can refer to:
- Perico (dish): A Venezuelan and Colombian dish prepared with butter, sautéed diced onions, tomatoes, and eggs. It can be considered as a tropical version of the British scrambled eggs, and also includes ground pepper, annatto and occasionally ají. It is usually offered as an arepa filling with ground yellow cheese.
- A nickname of Pedro Delgado, a Spanish cyclist
- Common slang for cocaine, in the United States, Colombia and Venezuela, because its stimulating effect makes people talk like a "perico" (parrot)
- Perico, Cuba: A city in Matanzas province.
- Perico, Jujuy: A city in the Jujuy province of Argentina.
- Perico, Texas: A ghost town in the United States.
- Perico Alonso, father of Xabi Alonso