popinjay
A parrotA parrot.
» My girlfriend Aisha's uncle Haziq was a popinjay, always wearing brightly-colored suits with neon handkerchiefs falling out of his pockets.
Значение
значений: 5A parrot.
an archaic term for a parrot
(устаревшее)A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
фатfat, щёгольščógolʹ
a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage.
(Британия)The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(устаревшее)A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.
Примеры
предложений: 1My girlfriend Aisha's uncle Haziq was a popinjay, always wearing brightly-colored suits with neon handkerchiefs falling out of his pockets.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
From Middle English popinjay, popyngeay, popingay, popejay, from Anglo-Norman papegai, papFrom Middle English popinjay, popyngeay, popingay, popejay, from Anglo-Norman papegai, papejoie et al., (northern) Old French papejai (“parrot”), probably from Old Occitan papagay (compare Occitan papagai, Catalan papagai), ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.
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