parrot

Pronunciation

• enPR: părʹət
• IPA: /ˈpʰæɹət/
• SAMPA: /"p{r@t/
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Noun

Singular parrot

Plural parrots

A parrot

1. A type of tropical bird sometimes kept as a pet.

   Movie pirates always seem to have parrots.

See also

• parakeet

Verb

Plain form parrot

Third-person singular parrots

Past tense parroted

Past participle parroted

Present participle parroting

1. (informal) If you parrot someone, you say exactly what that person says.

   I want you to parrot back what I just said, so I know you heard me right.

Synonyms

• repeat
• echo