papagai

Catalan

Alternative forms

• papagall (Valencia)

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.pəˈɣaj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pa.paˈɣaj]

Noun

papagai m (plural papagais)

1. parrot
2. heart of Jesus (Caladium bicolor)

Further reading

• “papagai”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Interlingua

Noun

papagai (plural papagais)

1. A parrot