名詞
词源
來自中古法語 perroquet，可能是人名Pierre的指小詞；一些異體形或許經由意大利語 parrocchetto、西班牙語 periquito。
读音
- /ˈpaɹəkiːt/
- /paɹəˈkiːt/
- /ˈpɛɹəkit/
释义
長尾鸚鵡
we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man.
1603，Michel de Montaigne，第8章，收錄於John Florio（譯），The Essayes […]，book II，London： […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […]，→OCLC：According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.
2009, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 12 Oct 2009:
词形与写法（6）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| paroquet | alternative | |
| parrakeet | alternative | |
| parroket | alternative | |
| parroquet | alternative | |
| perokito | alternative | |
| parakeets | plural |