parrot
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of…A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
» My parrot died yesterday.
Mein Papagei ist gestern gestorben.
Вчера умер мой попугай.
Вчера скончался мой попугай.
У меня вчера умер попугай.
Вчора помер мій папуга.
Meaning
5 sensesA kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
Papagei
попуга́йpopugáj
папу́гаpapúha
(figuratively)A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
попуга́йpopugáj
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
(slang)A transponder.
(archaic)A puffin.
(obsolete)Channel coal.
Examples
247 sentencesMy parrot died yesterday.
Вчора помер мій папуга. — deniko
ruВчера умер мой попугай. — Lenin_1917
deMein Papagei ist gestern gestorben. — jxan
The parrot is dead.
Папуга мертвий. — deniko
ruПопугай мёртв. — marafon
deDer Papagei ist tot. — Esperantostern
I want a parrot.
Я хочу папугу. — deniko
ruЯ хочу попугая. — marafon
deIch will einen Papagei. — mayabe
Tom bought a parrot.
Том купив папугу. — deniko
ruТом купил попугая. — Wezel
deTom hat einen Papagei gekauft. — mhr
A parrot can imitate human speech.
ruПопугай может подражать человеческой речи. — Lenin_1917
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shorFirst attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shortened form of perroquet (whence also parakeet). Compare French pierrot and Occitan parrat. A number of origins have been suggested for perroquet, such as Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The relationship between these various words is disputed. Replaced earlier popinjay.
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