parakeet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of numerous small or medium-sized parrots with a slender body and a long tail

   A bright green parakeet perched on the balcony rail.

2. 2
   noun

   the budgerigar, especially when kept as a pet

   Their pet parakeet learned to imitate the doorbell.

From French perroquet, with some forms influenced by Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The French word was probably shaped as a diminutive of the personal name Pierre, much as familiar personal names have often been applied to pet birds.

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