Do you speak a little Australian aboriginal when you say 'budgerigar'?

'Budgerigar' is a word borrowed from Australian aboriginal 'budgerigar'. The word entered the English language some time around 1840.

budgerigar [noun] [1840]

A small Australian parrot (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild bu...

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Etymology: Modification of Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) 'gijirrigaa'

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