παπαγάλος
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Etymology
From Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
παπαγάλος • (papagálos) m (plural παπαγάλοι)
- parrot
- (figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others
Declension
References
- παπαγάλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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