παπαγάλος
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
παπαγάλος • (papagálos) m (plural παπαγάλοι)
- parrot
- (figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others
Declension[edit]
declension of παπαγάλος
References[edit]
- παπαγάλος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.