BUDGERIGAR


Meaning of BUDGERIGAR in English

/ ˈbʌdʒərigɑː(r); NAmE / noun

(also informal budgie ) (both BrE ) a small bird of the parrot family, often kept in a cage as a pet

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: of Aboriginal origin, perhaps an alteration of gijirrigaa .

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