/
ˈparəkiːt/
n.
a small parrot with predominantly green plumage and a long tail.
[
Psittacula,
Cyanoramphus, and other genera.]
Etymology
C16: from OFr. paroquet, Ital. parrocchetto, and Sp. periquito, perh. based on a dimin. meaning ‘little wig’, referring to head plumage, or based on a dimin. of the given name Pedro.
