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loro

parrot

noun LOH-rroh Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Usage Note

Loro is the common word for a parrot throughout the Spanish-speaking world, though papagayo is also used, especially in literary or poetic contexts. Colloquially loro means a chatterbox: hablar como un loro ('to talk like a parrot', i.e. non-stop). In Spain, loro is also very informal slang for a portable radio or cassette player (now dated).

Examples

"El loro repite todo lo que oye."

Natural Translation

The parrot repeats everything it hears.

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