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How do you say "parrot" in Italian?
il pappagallo
In Italian, "parrot" is il pappagallo.
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Pronunciation
Read pappagallo letter by letter, then speed up, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double pp a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
il pappagallo is masculine. Its plural is pappagalli.
Example sentence
Il pappagallo ripeteva ogni parola che dicevamo.
The parrot repeated every word we said.
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- worm il verme
- cockroach la scarafaggia
- scorpion lo scorpione
- lizard la lucertola
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Questions about il pappagallo
How do you pronounce il pappagallo?
Read pappagallo letter by letter, then speed up, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double pp a touch longer than you would in English.
Is il pappagallo masculine or feminine?
il pappagallo is masculine. il pappagallo is masculine. Its plural is pappagalli.
How is il pappagallo used in Italian?
il pappagallo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il pappagallo ripeteva ogni parola che dicevamo. (The parrot repeated every word we said.).
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