parakeet

par·a·keet

noun \ˈper-ə-ˌkēt, ˈpa-rə-\

Definition of PARAKEET

: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail

Origin of PARAKEET

Spanish & Middle French; Spanish periquito, from Middle French perroquet parrot

First Known Use: 1581

Rhymes with PARAKEET

aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overeat, overheat, Paraclete, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat