papegaai
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Etymology edit
From Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin.
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papegaai (plural papegaaie, diminutive papegaaitjie)
- a parrot
- (figuratively) a person who parrots, or repeats uncritically, the words of others
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin. Cf. English popinjay.
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papegaai m (plural papegaaien, diminutive papegaaitje n)
- parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae
- Synonym: lorre
- 1770, Nederlandsche vogelen, part 1, page 2:
- Men gaf hem, boven dien, waerschynlyk zynen naem van Garrulus, omdat hy, in eene kooi opgevoed, zeer wel leert klappen, gelyk de Pappegaeyen.
- [The Eurasian jay] was moreover probably given its name Garrulus as he, when raised in a cage, learns to talk very well, like parrots do.
- (figurative) A person who parrots other people.
- (historical) A bird-shaped target in archery.
- (obsolete, derogatory) papist