Pericú

noun

A people who lived in the Cape Region in the southernmost portion of Baja California Sur until the 18th century.

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Meanings

nounPericú pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyA people who lived in the Cape Region in the southernmost portion of Baja California Sur until the 18th century.
proper noun
  1. The language spoken by these people.

Origin

  1. Spanishpericú
  2. EnglishPericú

Borrowed from Spanish pericú.

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APA

Pericú. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peric%C3%BA

MLA

“Pericú.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peric%C3%BA. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pericú,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peric%C3%BA.

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