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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•keet /ˈpærəˌkit/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa small- to medium-sized parrot having a long tail.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•keet (par′ə kēt′),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of numerous small, slender parrots, usually having a long, pointed, graduated tail, often kept as pets and noted for the ability to mimic speech: several species are endangered.
Also, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet. - Middle French)
- Middle French paroquet parrot, apparently origin, originally a diminutive of P(i)errot, diminutive of Pierre Peter, as a name for a parrot; the modern form and its earlier vars. have been influenced by Italian parrocchetto and Spanish periquito (both ultimately
- 1575–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parakeet, parrakeet /ˈpærəˌkiːt/ n - any of numerous small usually brightly coloured long-tailed parrots, such as Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parakeet), of Africa
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish periquito and Old French paroquet parrot, of uncertain origin |