/ fləˈmɪŋgəʊ; NAmE -goʊ/ noun
( pl. -oes or -os ) a large pink bird with long thin legs and a long neck, that lives near water in warm countries
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish flamengo , earlier form of flamenco , like a Gypsy, literally Fleming , from Middle Dutch Vlaminc ; associated, because of its colour, with Latin flamma a flame.