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Pappegaï
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Limburgish
Alternative forms
li pappegei
Etymology
From li fro papegai, from li osp papagayo, from li gkm παπαγάς, from li ar بَبَّغَاء. Further origin unknown, perhaps from an African language or li imitative.
Pronunciation
li /ˌpa.pəˈɣai̯/
li Pap pe gaï
li ai̯ 3
Noun
li noun f plural Pappegaïje
li Eupen parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes order, especially of the families Psittacidae family and Psittaculidae family
li Eupen figurative A person who parrots other people.
li Parrots