papagayo

Ido

Noun

papagayo (plural papagayi)

1. parrot

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Spanish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare English popinjay, which is either a descendant or cognate.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /papaˈɡaʝo/ [pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /papaˈɡaʝo/ [pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /papaˈɡaʃo/ [pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /papaˈɡaʒo/ [pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʒo]

Noun

papagayo m (plural papagayos)

1. parrot (Psittaciformes)
2. parrotfish, in
3. peacock fish (, syn. )
4. Any wrasse, (Labridae)
5. roosterfish ()
6. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
7. elephant ear (Caladium)

Derived terms

• hablar como un papagayo
• papagayo de noche