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pappagallo.

parrot

10 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/pap.paˈɡal.lo/

  1. parrot

    masculine

  2. wolf (man who makes amorous advances to many women)

    masculine · slang

  3. parrot (a person who repeats others' words and phrases without understanding them)

    colloquial · masculine
    fare il pappagallo
    ripetere tutto come un pappagallo

  4. a bottlelike bedpan for urination only; a bed urinal

    masculine

  5. pipe wrench

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin. Influenced by gallo (“rooster”). Cognate with German Papagei, Sicilian pappagaḍḍu-pappajaḍḍu, Spanish papagayo, and English popinjay.

verb/pap.paˈɡal.lo/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pappagallare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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