Pappegaï
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Limburgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγάς (papagás), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ). Further origin unknown, perhaps from an African language or imitative.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pappegaï f (plural Pappegaïje)
- (Eupen) parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae
- (Eupen, figurative) A person who parrots other people.
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- Limburgish terms derived from Old French
- Limburgish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Limburgish terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Limburgish terms derived from Arabic
- Limburgish onomatopoeias
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Limburgish/ai̯
- Rhymes:Limburgish/ai̯/3 syllables
- Limburgish lemmas
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- Eupen Limburgish
- li:Parrots