parrot
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Pronunciation[change]
- (US) enPR: părʹət, IPA (key): /ˈpærət/ or /ˈpɛrət/
- (UK) enPR: părʹət, IPA (key): /ˈpærət/
- SAMPA: /"p{r@t/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[change]


- (countable) A parrot is a type of tropical bird sometimes kept as a pet.
- Movie pirates always seem to have parrots.
- I had a pet parrot named Peter.
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Verb[change]
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- (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.