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10 Language-to-English DictionariesParrot
/ˈpær.ət/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brightly colored tropical bird with a curved beak, notable for its ability to mimic human speech.
"The colorful parrot repeated the greetings of everyone who walked past its cage."
- 1
To repeat something mechanically or without understanding the meaning.
"Students should not just parrot textbook definitions, but learn to explain concepts in their own words."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French dialect term 'perquet' or 'perrot', a diminutive of the given name Pierre (Peter), which was commonly given to pet birds in the 16th century. The term entered the English language in the early 16th century, replacing older designations and eventually establishing itself as the standard name for birds of the order Psittaciformes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parrot" is said worldwide
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perroquet
Transliteration: pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ
"Le perroquet répète tous les mots qu'il entend."
Papagei
Transliteration: papaˈɡaɪ̯
"Der bunte Papagei saß auf dem Ast des Baumes."
pappagallo
Transliteration: pap.paˈɡal.lo
"Il pappagallo imita la voce del suo padrone."
loro
Transliteration: ˈlo.ɾo
"El loro verde cantaba alegremente en la selva."
papagaio
Transliteration: pa.paˈɡaj.u
"O papagaio aprendeu a falar várias palavras novas."
तोता
Transliteration: totā
"पेड़ की डाल पर एक हरा तोता बैठा है।"
鹦鹉
Transliteration: yīngwǔ
"这只鹦鹉会模仿人说话。"
앵무새
Transliteration: aeng-mu-sae
"앵무새가 사람의 말을 흉내 내고 있습니다."
オウム
Transliteration: ōmu
Script: 鸚鵡
"オウムは人間の言葉を上手に真似ることができます。"
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