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Etymology
From Ilocano abukay.
Noun
abacay (plural abacays)
- (obsolete) Cacatua haematuropygia, a kind of white parrot of the Philippines.
- Synonym: calangay
References
- Century Dictionary, volume 1, 1889, page 3