macaw

English

A macaw

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese macao, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈkɔː/
• IPA^(key): /məˈkɑː/, /məˈkɔː/
• 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.

Translations

various parrots

• Basque: guakamaio
• Catalan: guacamai m
• Chamicuro: s̈halyota
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金剛鸚鵡／金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāng yīngwǔ), 金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāng yīngwǔ)

• Czech: ara (cs)
• Danish: ara (da)
• Dutch: ara (nl)
• 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
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• Japanese: 金剛鸚哥 (コンゴウインコ, kongōinko)
• Kaiwá: gwa'a
• Macedonian: а́ра f (ára)
• Norwegian: ara m, ara papegøye m
• Persian: مکائو (makā'o)
• 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)