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Etymology

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From Ilocano abukay.

Noun

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abacay (plural abacays)

  1. (obsolete) Cacatua haematuropygia, a kind of white parrot of the Philippines.
    Synonym: calangay

References

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  • Century Dictionary, volume 1, 1889, page 3