parakeet
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A rose-ringed parakeet
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpaɹəkiːt/, /paɹəˈkiːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹəkit/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
parakeet (plural parakeets)
- Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:
- we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man.
- 2009 October 12, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian:
- According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.
Usage notes
The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.
Derived terms
Translations
various species of small parrots
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