papingo

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Scots papingo, ultimately from Old French papegai. Cognate to popinjay, German Papagei, Dutch papegaai.

Noun[edit]

papingo (plural papingos or papingoes)

  1. (Scotland) parrot (bird)
  2. (Scotland) popinjay (bird-shaped target in archery)

Scots[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Old French papegai. Cognate to English popinjay, German Papagei, Dutch papegaai. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun[edit]

papingo (plural papingoes)

  1. parrot (bird)
  2. popinjay (bird-shaped target in archery)

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: papingo

Further reading[edit]

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