Talk:flamingo

Plural form of flamingo?

• wiktionary: flamingoes
• wikipedia: flamingos
• google: flamingos: 2,920,000 hits, flamingoes: 410,000 hits
• some other dictionary: primary form flamingos, secondary flamingoes

Which is it, -s or -es?

In American English, both flamingos and flamingoes are acceptable spellings. The word was borrowed from Portuguese, and in Portuguese the only plural permitted is flamingos (which doubtless accounts for some of your google hits). English, however, allows for two plurals. —Stephen 13:09, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Spanish

Is flamingo Spanish in any sense - I thought the word was flamenco 2A00:23C6:148A:9B01:CD76:DA8A:A25E:9CAF 12:24, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Plural: flamingo

Isn't flamingo also a possible plural form? JMGN (talk) 20:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)