PARAKEET


Meaning of PARAKEET in English

n. (US also parrakeet) any of various small usu. long-tailed parrots.

Etymology: OF paroquet, It. parrocchetto, Sp. periquito, perh. ult. f. dimin. of Pierre etc. Peter: cf. PARROT

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.