hablar como un papagayo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to talk like a parrot”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˌblaɾ ˌkomo um papaˈɡaʝo/ [aˌβ̞laɾ ˌko.mo ũm pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aˌblaɾ ˌkomo um papaˈɡaʃo/ [aˌβ̞laɾ ˌko.mo ũm pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˌblaɾ ˌkomo um papaˈɡaʒo/ [aˌβ̞laɾ ˌko.mo ũm pa.paˈɣ̞a.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: ha‧blar co‧mo un pa‧pa‧ga‧yo

Verb

hablar como un papagayo (first-person singular present hablo como un papagayo, first-person singular preterite hablé como un papagayo, past participle hablado como un papagayo)

  1. (simile) to parrot (repeat what was said without thinking)
  2. (simile) to chatter

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