(also parra·keet ) / ˈpærəkiːt; NAmE / noun
a small bird of the parrot family, usually with a long tail
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Old French paroquet , Italian parrocchetto , and Spanish periquito ; origin uncertain, perhaps (via Italian ) based on a diminutive meaning little wig , referring to head plumage, or (via Spanish ) based on a diminutive of the given name Pedro .