papagal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), from Italian pappagallo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɡal/

Noun

papagal m (plural papagali)

1. parrot (bird)
2. (popular and metaphorical) parrot (person who repeats)
3. (informal) mouth; gob, cakehole, trap
4. kind of pliers (gripping tool)
5. (slang) sucker (a person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something)

Declension

Declension of papagal

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) papagal	papagalul	(niște) papagali	papagalii
genitive/dative	(unui) papagal	papagalului	(unor) papagali	papagalilor
vocative	papagalule		papagalilor

Derived terms

Terms derived from papagal

• a avea papagal
• boala papagalilor
• papagal-de-brazi
• papagal-țigănesc
• papagalicesc
• papagalicește
• papagalici
• papagalism
• papagaliță
• papagaliza

See also

• ara
• cacadu
• jaco
• kakapo
• kea
• lori
• peruș
• psitacide

References

• papagal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)