parrot
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parrot¹
- /ˈpæɹət/ Australia, UK
- /ˈpaɹət/ British, Northern England, Southern
- /ˈpæɹət/ US
- /ˈpɛɹət/ US
- /ˈpaɾət/ Scotland, Wales
- /ˈpɛɹət/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -æɹət
Where it comes from
First attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shortened form of perroquet (whence also parakeet). Compare French pierrot and Occitan parrat. A number of origins have been suggested for perroquet, such as Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The relationship between these various words is disputed. Replaced earlier popinjay.
noun parrots
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A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
Similar: psittacine, popinjay
- A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others. What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
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A puffin.
Similar: sea-parrot, tomnoddy
- channel coal.
- A transponder.
Similar: parrot
Parrot²
Where it comes from
Variant of Parrott.
proper noun Parrots
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kea, cockatiel, parakeet, ara, macaw, beak, spike, prostitution, peak, mimic, copycat, budgerigar, cockatoo, popinjay, psittacine, lory
noun
Similar: parrot
Translations
Every language
noun kind of bird
| Español | papagayo, loro, cotorra, catana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앵무새 aengmusae |
| 日本語 | オウム ōmu, インコ inko |
| 中文 | 鸚鵡 /鹦鹉 yīngwǔ, 能言鳥 /能言鸟 néngyánniǎo, 鸚哥 /鹦哥 yīnggē, 鸚形目 /鹦形目 yīngxíngmù |
| हिन्दी | तोता totā, तोती totī, शुक śuk, सूआ sūā, सुग्गा suggā, कीर kīr |
| Kiswahili | kasuku, dura, kwao |
| Português | papagaio, louro |
| Français | perroquet |
| Deutsch | Papagei |
| Italiano | pappagallo |
| Ελληνικά | παπαγάλος papagálos |
| Română | papagal |
| Русский | попуга́й popugáj |
| Tiếng Việt | vẹt, két |
| العربية | بَبَّغَاء babbaḡāʔ |
| עברית | תֻּכִּי, תוכי túki |
noun person who repeats what was said
| Español | papagayo, loro, cotorra |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 肉喇叭 ròulǎbā, 應聲蟲 /应声虫 yìngshēngchóng |
| हिन्दी | तोता totā |
| Kiswahili | kasuku |
| Português | papagaio |
| Italiano | pappagallo |
| Ελληνικά | παπαγάλος papagálos |
| Română | papagal |
| Русский | попуга́й popugáj |
| العربية | بَبَّغَاء babbaḡāʔ |
verb to repeat exactly without showing understanding
| Español | hablar como un papagayo, hablar por boca de ganso, repetir como loro, lorear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鸚鵡學舌 /鹦鹉学舌 yīngwǔ xuéshé, 人云亦云 rényúnyìyún |
| Kiswahili | kasuku |
| Português | papaguear, papagaiar |
| Français | perroqueter, perrucher |
| Deutsch | nachplappern |
| Ελληνικά | παπαγαλίζω papagalízo, ψιττακίζω psittakízo |
| Română | papagaliza |
| Русский | механи́чески повторя́ть mexaníčeski povtorjátʹ, попуга́йничать popugájničatʹ |
| עברית | חִיקָּה khiká, חִיקָּה כְּתּוּכִּי khiká k'túki |
Talk about this word "parrot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parrot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parrot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parrot "parrot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parrot.Cite this
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title = {parrot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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