pappagallo
Italian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʾ), of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -allo
Noun
pappagallo m (plural pappagalli)
- parrot
- wolf (slang, amorous man)
- a person repeating others' words and phrases in a unpleasant way (colloquial - see ripetere tutto come un pappagallo)
- bedpan (for urination only)
Derived terms
- pappagallesco
- ripetere tutto come un pappagallo
References
- Colonna, Barbara (1997) Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana, Newton Compton
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