macaw

English

A macaw.

Alternative forms

• maccaw (obsolete)

Etymology

From Portuguese macao, from Tupian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈkɔː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑ/, /məˈkɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

macaw (plural macaws)

1. Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

Derived terms

• blue-and-gold macaw
• blue-and-yellow macaw
• blue-winged macaw
• Cuban red macaw
• great green macaw
• hyacinth macaw
• macaw palm
• military macaw
• red-and-green macaw
• scarlet macaw

 

Translations

various parrots

• Afrikaans: ara pappegaai
• Asturian: guacamayu (ast)
• Basque: guakamaio
• Bulgarian: ара (bg) m (ara)
• Catalan: guacamai m
• Chamicuro: s̈halyota
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金剛鸚鵡／金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāng yīngwǔ), 𪄳鷎／鿺𬸢 (mài'áo)

• Czech: ara (cs)
• Danish: ara (da)
• Dutch: ara (nl)
• Esperanto: arao (eo)
• Finnish: ara (fi)
• French: ara (fr) m
• German: Ara (de) m
• Greek: μακάο n (makáo)
• Hindi: मैकौ m (maikau)
• Hungarian: arapapagáj (hu), ara (hu)
• Italian: ara (it) f
• Japanese: 金剛鸚哥 (コンゴウインコ, kongōinko)
• Kaiwá: gwa'a
• Macedonian: а́ра f (ára)
• Mam: mo’
• Norwegian: ara m, ara papegøye m
• Old Tupi: arara
• Persian: مکائو (makâ'o)
• Pirahã: kaaxai
• Polish: ara (pl) f
• Portuguese: arara (pt) f
• Romanian: ara (ro) m
• Russian: а́ра (ru) m (ára)
• Slovak: ara (sk)
• Spanish: (Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela) guacamaya (es) f, (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay) guacamayo (es) m, (El Salvador, Honduras) guara (es) f, (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) lapa (es) f, (Cuba, Dominican Republic) papagayo (es) m, (Bolivia) paraba (es) f
• Swedish: ara (sv) c, arapapegoja c
• Turkish: ara (tr) (Ara macao)