English Dictionary
Definition of “parrot”
parrot (ˈpærət
)
Definitions
noun
- any bird of the tropical and subtropical order any bird of the tropical and subtropical order Psittaciformes, having a short hooked bill, compact body, bright plumage, and an ability to mimic sounds related adjective psittacine
- a person who repeats or imitates the words or actions of another unintelligently
- See sick as a parrot
verb
- (tr) to repeat or imitate mechanically without understanding
Alternative Forms
ˈparrotry noun Word Origin
C16: probably from French paroquet; see parakeet
Translations
- British English:
parrot
A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets.ˈpærət NOUN
- Spanish:
loro
nm lora
- French:
perroquet
nm
- German:
Papagei
nm
- Chinese: 鹦鹉 n
- Arabic: بَغْبَغاءٌ n
- Portuguese: papagaio nm
- Russian: попугай nm
- Croatian: papiga nf
- Czech: papoušek nm
- Danish: papegøje nutr
- Dutch: papegaai nm
- Finnish: papukaija n
- Greek: παπαγάλος nm
- Italian: pappagallo nm
- Japanese: オウム n
- Korean: 앵무새 n
- Norwegian: papegøye nm
- Polish: papuga nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: papagaio nm
- European Spanish:
loro
nm
- Swedish: papegoja nutr
- Thai: นกแก้ว n
- Turkish: papağan n
- Vietnamese: con vẹt n
Usage examples
In the second century bc the earliest known picture of a parrot was produced in a mosaic at the ancient Greek city of Pergamum.
Tony Juniper, SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)For instance, we develop a rapport with a child when it mimics us; we even do it with a parrot that is merely, well, parroting us.
New Scientist (2003)One day, I swear, I'll corner a grinning parrot saying: ``Menopause.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)The parrot cry of a right of free navigation on Loch Lomond has been used for too long to justify mass hooliganism.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Harvey married but never had children, he and his wife doting for many years on a parrot.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
