pappagallo

• IPA^(key): /pap.paˈɡal.lo/
• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: pap‧pa‧gàl‧lo

From Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء‎ (babaḡāʾ), of onomatopoeic origin. Influenced by gallo (“rooster”). Cognate with German Papagei, Spanish papagayo, and English popinjay.

pappagallo m (plural pappagalli)

1. parrot
2. (slang) wolf (man who makes amorous advances to many women)
3. (colloquial) parrot (a person who repeats others' words and phrases in an unpleasant way)

   fare il pappagallo, ripetere tutto come un pappagallo

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4. bedpan (for urination only)

• → Greek: παπαγάλος m (papagálos)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pappagallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pappagallare

• Colonna, Barbara (1997) Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana, Newton Compton