parakeet
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parakeet
- /ˈpaɹəkiːt/ UK
- /ˌpaɹəˈkiːt/ UK
- /ˈpɛɹəkit/ US
Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.
noun parakeets · parrakeet · paraquito · paroquet · parroket · parroquet
- Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man.
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noun various species of small parrots
| Español | perico, periquito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잉꼬 ingkko |
| 日本語 | 鸚哥 inko, インコ inko |
| 中文 | 長尾鸚鵡 /长尾鹦鹉 chángwěi yīngwǔ |
| Português | periquito |
| Français | perruche |
| Deutsch | Sittich |
| Italiano | parrocchetto |
| Ελληνικά | παπαγαλίνα papagalína |
| Română | peruș |
| Русский | длиннохво́стый попуга́й dlinnoxvóstyj popugáj, попуга́й popugáj, попуга́йчик popugájčik |
| Tiếng Việt | vẹt, két |
| العربية | دُرَّة durra, بَارَاكِيت bārākīt |
| עברית | דְּרָרָה drára |
Talk about this word "parakeet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parakeet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parakeet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parakeet "parakeet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parakeet.Cite this
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title = {parakeet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parakeet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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