pappagallo
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin. Influenced by gallo (“rooster”). Cognate with German Papagei, Spanish papagayo, and English popinjay.
Noun
editpappagallo m (plural pappagalli)
- parrot
- (slang) wolf (man who makes amorous advances to many women)
- (colloquial) parrot (a person who repeats others' words and phrases without understanding them)
- fare il pappagallo
- play the parrot
- ripetere tutto come un pappagallo
- repeat everything like a parrot
- a bottlelike bedpan for urination only; a bed urinal
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editpappagallo
Further reading
edit- Colonna, Barbara (1997) Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana, Newton Compton
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