parrot

Pronunciation

• enPR: părʹət
• IPA: /ˈpʰæɹət/
• SAMPA: /"p{r@t/

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Noun

Singular parrot

Plural parrots

Tilo aku

Jam'i babu (none)

A parrot <> tsuntsun aku.

1. (countable) A parrot is a type of tropical bird sometimes kept as a pet. <> Aku wani irin tsuntsu ne mai kwaikwayon maganar mutane, wanda girmansa ya kai na tattabara, kuma yatsu uku-uku ne kawai a ƙafafunsa.

   Movie pirates always seem to have parrots.

   I had a pet parrot named Peter.

See also

• parakeet
• macaw
• cockatoo

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) parrot

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) parrots

Past tense (ya wuce) parroted

Past participle (ya wuce) parroted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) parroting

1. (informal) If you parrot someone, you say exactly what that person says. <> faɗin abunda wani ya ce daidai da ya faɗa.

   I want you to parrot back what I just said, so I know you heard me right.

Synonyms

• repeat
• echo