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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
παπαγᾶς • (papagâs) m (genitive παπαγᾶ); first declension
- (Byzantine) parrot
- Synonym: ψιττακός (psittakós)
Descendants
References
παπαγᾶς - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)