Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parrothouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-rot-house
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.

Example Sentences

"I do not deny that the poet may write an ode to a parrot as well as to a skylark; or for that matter a serenade to a penguin or a pelican. But he will prefer the parrot outside the parrothouse. He will prefer the pelican in the wilderness."

Etymology

From parrot + house.

Inflected Forms

parrothouses (plural)

Questions

What does parrothouse mean?: An aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.
Where does parrothouse come from?: From parrot + house.

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