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macaw

[ muh-kaw ]

noun

  1. any of various large, long-tailed parrots of tropical and subtropical America, noted for their brilliant plumage and distinctive light-colored facial patches: of the six macaw genera, Ara includes the most familiar and greatest number of species, while Cyanopsitta has just one species, C. spixii Spix's macaw, a small, blue macaw, now classified as possibly extinct in the wild.


macaw

/ əˈɔː /

noun

  1. any large tropical American parrot of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus, having a long tail and brilliant plumage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of macaw1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Portuguese macao, macau, probably from ú from Tupi macahuba, equivalent to maca “palm” + á “t”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of macaw1

C17: from Portuguese macau, of unknown origin
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