Main Entry:

¹par·rot

Pronunciation:

\ˈper-ət, ˈpa-rət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably modification of Middle French perroquet

Date:

circa 1525

1 : any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics 2 : a person who sedulously echoes another's words

— parrot adjective