Pappegaï
Limburgish
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editEtymology
editFrom Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγάς (papagás), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ). Further origin unknown, perhaps from an African language or imitative.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editPappegaï f (plural Pappegaïje)
- (Eupen) parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae
- (Eupen, figurative) A person who parrots other people.
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- Limburgish terms derived from Old French
- Limburgish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Limburgish terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Limburgish terms derived from Arabic
- Limburgish onomatopoeias
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Limburgish/ai̯
- Rhymes:Limburgish/ai̯/3 syllables
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish nouns
- Limburgish feminine nouns
- Eupen Limburgish
- li:Parrots