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parakeet

pa·ra·keet

UK/ˈpaɹəkiːt/ US/ˌpaɹəˈkiːt/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.

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