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語源

From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpaɹəkiːt/, /paɹəˈkiːt/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpɛɹəkit/

名詞

parakeet (plural parakeets)

1. Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. [from 16th c.]
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man.

   • 1904, E. Nesbit, The Phoenix and the Carpet:

     'Is it that it talks?' asked the lady. And the Phoenix replied in excellent French. It said, 'Parfaitement, madame!' 'Oh, the pretty parrakeet,' said the lady.

   • 2009 October 12, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian:

     According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.

使用する際の注意点

The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.

派生語

参考

• parakeet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia