flamingo

Etymology

From Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Provençal flama (“flame”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəʊ

Noun

flamingo (plural flamingos or flamingoes)

1. A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
2. A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

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Adjective

flamingo (not comparable)

1. Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine

Noun

flamingo c (singular definite flamingoen, plural indefinite flamingoer)

1. flamingo (bird)

References

• “flamingo” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

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Noun

flamingo m (plural flamingo's, diminutive flamingootje n)

1. flamingo

Etymology

flamo (“flame”) +‎ -ingo (“socket”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flaˈminɡo/
• Hyphenation: fla‧min‧go

Noun

flamingo (accusative singular flamingon, plural flamingoj, accusative plural flamingojn)

1. gas burner

Noun

flamingo

1. flamingo

Etymology

From Portuguese flamingo

Noun

flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoer, definite plural flamingoene)

1. a flamingo

References

• “flamingo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Portuguese flamingo

Noun

flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoar, definite plural flamingoane)

1. a flamingo

References

• “flamingo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• flamengo

Etymology

Borrowed from English flamingo, from Portuguese and Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Old Occitan flamenc (“flame colored”), from Latin flamma (“flame”) (compare Portuguese chama, flama).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /flɐ.ˈmĩ.ɡu/
• Hyphenation: fla‧min‧go

Noun

flamingo m (plural flamingos)

1. flamingo (bird)

Alternative forms

• flaming (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Flamingo, from Spanish flamengo or Portuguese flamengo (“flame colored”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flaˈmin.ɡo/

Noun

flamingo m (plural flamingi)

1. flamingo (bird)

References

• flamingo in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2018

Noun

flamingo m (plural flamingos)

1. flamingo

Noun

flamingo c

1. flamingo (bird)