pappagallo

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /pap.paˈɡal.lo/
• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: pap‧pa‧gàl‧lo

Etymology 1 edit

From Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin. Influenced by gallo (“rooster”). Cognate with German Papagei, Spanish papagayo, and English popinjay.

Noun edit

pappagallo m (plural pappagalli)

1. parrot
2. (slang) wolf (man who makes amorous advances to many women)
3. (colloquial) parrot (a person who repeats others' words and phrases without understanding them)

   fare il pappagallo

   play the parrot

   ripetere tutto come un pappagallo

   repeat everything like a parrot

4. a bottlelike bedpan for urination only; a bed urinal

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

• → Albanian: papagall
• → Greek: παπαγάλος m (papagálos)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

pappagallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pappagallare

Further reading edit

• Colonna, Barbara (1997) Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana, Newton Compton