Ido

Noun

papagayo (plural papagayi)

1. parrot

Spanish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς ‎(papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء ‎(babaḡāʾ), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare English popinjay, which is either a descendant or cognate.

Noun

papagayo m ‎(plural papagayos)

1. parrot (Psittaciformes)
2. parrotfish, in Scardidae
3. Peacock fish (Labrus variegatus)
4. Any wrasse, (Labridae)
5. Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)
6. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
7. Elephant ear (Caladium)

Derived terms

• papagayo de noche