papagal

Romanian

Etymology

From Italian pappagallo, through Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɡal/

Noun

papagal m (plural papagali)

parrot (bird)
(popular and metaphorical) parrot (person who repeats)
(informal) mouth; gob, cakehole, trap
kind of pliers (gripping tool)

Declension

declension of papagal

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) papagal	papagalul	(niște) papagali	papagalii
genitive/dative	(unui) papagal	papagalului	(unor) papagali	papagalilor
vocative	papagalule		papagalilor

Derived terms

Terms derived from papagal

a avea papagal
boala papagalilor
papagal-de-brazi
papagal-țigănesc
papagalicesc

papagalicește
papagalici
papagalism
papagaliță
papagaliza

See also

ara
cacadu
jaco
kakapo
kea
lori
peruș
psitacide

References

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

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