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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish papağan, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpu.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -uɡa
- Syllabification: pa‧pu‧ga
Noun
papuga f (diminutive papużka)
- parrot (bird)
- (colloquial) parroter (person who repeats the words or ideas of others)
Declension
Noun
papuga m pers
- (prison slang or slang) advocate, attorney, lawyer
- Synonyms: adwokat, (derogatory) kauzyperda
- (Warsaw, possibly dated) nightwatchman
Declension
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Further reading
- papuga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- papuga in Polish dictionaries at PWN