Italian

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Etymology

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From pappagallo (parrot) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pap.pa.ɡalˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pap‧pa‧gal‧là‧re

Verb

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pappagallàre (first-person singular present pappagàllo, first-person singular past historic pappagallài, past participle pappagallàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (rare, intransitive) to parrot (repeat parrot-fashion)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • pappagallare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana