Pappegaï

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• pappegei

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): /ˌpa.pəˈɣai̯/
• Hyphenation: Pap‧pe‧gaï
• Rhymes: -ai̯

Noun

Pappegaï f (plural Pappegaïje)

1. (Eupen) parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae
2. (Eupen, figurative) A person who parrots other people.