παπαγάλος
Greek
Etymology
From Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʾ), of onomatopoeic origin.
Compare with English popinjay (archaic), Spanish papagayo, Italian pappagallo, Turkish papağan, etc. from the same Arabic root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /papaˈɣalɔs/
Noun
παπαγάλος • (papagálos) m (plural παπαγάλοι)
- parrot
- (figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others
Declension
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