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papagall

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian pappagallo.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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papagall m (plural papagaj, definite papagalli)

  1. parrot
    Synonym: lorzë
    papagall i kuqred parrot
  2. (figurative, derogatory) someone who repeats other people's words without fully understanding them
    mësoj si papagall
    to learn by heart, without understanding
    (literally, “to learn like a parrot”)

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References

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  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “papagáł”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 321

Further reading

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  • papagall”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “papagall”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, parrot), of imitative origin. Altered by folk etymology to resemble gall (cock).

Noun

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papagall m (plural papagalls)

  1. (Alghero, Tarragona, Valencia) Alternative form of papagai
  2. (Valencia) chatterbox (chatty person)
  3. (Valencia) cuckoo wrasse
  4. (Valencia) garden balsam

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Lombard

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Noun

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papagall m

  1. parrot

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