papagaio

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese papagay (“parrot”), from Old Occitan papagay (“parrot”), ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء‎ (babḡāʾ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.

Noun

papagaio m (plural papagaios)

  1. parrot

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese papagay (“parrot”), from Old Occitan papagay (“parrot”), ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء‎ (babḡāʾ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɐ.ˈɣaj.u/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.pa.ˈɡaj.u/
  • Rhymes: -aju
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧gai‧o

Noun

papagaio m (plural papagaios, feminine papagaia, feminine plural papagaias)

  1. parrot (bird)
  2. parroter
  3. kite (of paper)
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