How do you pronounce parakeet?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛɹəkit/.

parakeet

/ˈpɛɹəkit/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: para-keet
IPA: /ˈpɛɹəkit/

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Meaning

noun

Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.

Example Sentences

"we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man."
"'Is it that it talks?' asked the lady. And the Phoenix replied in excellent French. It said, 'Parfaitement, madame!' 'Oh, the pretty parrakeet,' said the lady."
"According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios."

Etymology

From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛɹəkit/
British English: /ˈpaɹəkiːt/

Inflected Forms

parakeets (plural) parrakeet (alternative) paraquito (alternative, archaic) paroquet (alternative, archaic) parroket (alternative, archaic) parroquet (alternative, archaic) perokito (alternative, obsolete) perroquet (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

keet lorikeet parakeetitis

Phrases

Alexandra's parakeet Alexandrine parakeet Antipodes parakeet austral parakeet black-fronted parakeet blossom-headed parakeet Carolina parakeet Chatham Islands parakeet

Synonyms

parrakeet parroket paraquet paroquet parroquet