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单词 galah
释义

galah

[ guh-lah ]
/ gəˈlɑ /

noun

an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
Australian. a fool.

Origin of galah

First recorded in 1885–90; from Yuwaalaraay (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken near Lightning Ridge, northern New South Wales) gilā

Words nearby galah

galactosuria, galactosyl, galactotherapy, galacturonan, galago, galah, Galahad, Galahad, Sir, galah session, galangal, galant
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Example sentences from the Web for galah

  • One had brought the pink feathers of a Galah, which had been stuck here and there amongst the twigs.

    Dot and the Kangaroo|Ethel C. Pedley

British Dictionary definitions for galah

galah
/ (ɡəˈlɑː) /

noun

an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having grey wings, back, and crest and a pink body
Australian slang a fool or simpleton

Word Origin for galah

C19: from a native Australian language
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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