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papegaai.

parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑpəˈɣaːi/
  1. parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae

    masculine
  2. a person who parrots other people

    figuratively · masculine
  3. a bird-shaped target in archery

    historical · masculine
  4. papist

    derogatory · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin. Cf. English popinjay.

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