pappagallo

Definitions of pappagallo
  1. noun
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
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    types:
    parrocchetto
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
    melopsittaco, pappagallino ondulato
    small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
    type of:
    pennuto, uccello, volatile
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  2. noun
    a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
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    type of:
    copione, emulo, epigono, imitatore
    someone who copies the words or behavior of another
  3. noun
    a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate
    synonyms: orinatoio, pisciatoio, vespasiano
  4. noun
    a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
    synonyms: cascamorto
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    type of:
    amatore, dongiovanni, donnaiolo, donnaiuolo, farfallone, mandrillo, play boy
    a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
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