galah


ga·lah

noun \gə-ˈlä\

Definition of GALAH

: a pink-breasted Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus syn. Cacatua roseicapilla) that is sometimes a pest in wheat-growing areas and is often kept as a cage bird

Origin of GALAH

Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) gilaa
First Known Use: 1862

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