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papaguear

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From papagaio (“parrot”) + -ear.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɐˈɡjaɾ/ [pɐ.pɐˈɣjaɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɐˈɡja.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧gue‧ar

    Verb

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    papaguear (first-person singular present papagueio, first-person singular preterite papagueei, past participle papagueado)

    1. (transitive) to parrot (to repeat exactly without showing understanding)

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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