hablar como un papagayo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, to talk like a parrot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˌblaɾ ˌkomo um papaˈɡaʝo/ [aˌβ̞laɾ ˌko.mo ũm pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˌblaɾ ˌkomo um papaˈɡaʃo/ [aˌβ̞laɾ ˌko.mo ũm pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˌblaɾ ˌkomo um papaˈɡaʒo/ [aˌβ̞laɾ ˌko.mo ũm pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʒo]

  • Syllabification: ha‧blar co‧mo un pa‧pa‧ga‧yo

Verb

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hablar como un papagayo (first-person singular present hablo como un papagayo, first-person singular preterite hablé como un papagayo, past participle hablado como un papagayo)

  1. (simile) to parrot (repeat what was said without thinking)
  2. (simile) to chatter

See also

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Further reading

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