papagayo

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Ido

Noun

papagayo (plural papagayi)

  1. parrot

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /papaˈɡaʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /papaˈɡaʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /papaˈɡaʒo/

  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: pa‧pa‧ga‧yo

Noun

papagayo m (plural papagayos)

  1. parrot (Psittaciformes)
  2. parrotfish, in Scardidae
  3. (Dominican Republic) Hispaniolan trogon (Priotelus roseigaster)
  4. peacock fish (Labrus mixtus, syn. Labrus variegatus)
  5. any wrasse (Labridae)
  6. roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)
  7. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
  8. elephant ear (Caladium)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2022 July 21 (last accessed), archived from the original on 22 September 2021

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papagayo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /papaˈɡajo/,
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ga‧yo

Noun

papagayo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜄᜌᜓ)

  1. a type of parrot (order Psittaciformes)
    Hypernym: loro
  2. a bird-shaped kite
    1. a regular kite
      Synonym: saranggola
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