papuga

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See also: papūga, papugą, and papūgą

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish papağan, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpu.ɡa/
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  • Rhymes: -uɡa
  • Syllabification: pa‧pu‧ga

Noun

papuga f (diminutive papużka)

  1. parrot (bird)
  2. (colloquial) parroter (person who repeats the words or ideas of others)

Declension

Noun

papuga m pers

  1. (prison slang or slang) advocate, attorney, lawyer
    Synonyms: adwokat, (derogatory) kauzyperda
  2. (Warsaw, possibly dated) nightwatchman

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun
verb

Further reading

  • papuga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • papuga in Polish dictionaries at PWN