French 'perrot' in the English language

'Parrot' is a word borrowed from French 'perrot'. The word entered the English language some time around 1525.

parrot [noun] [circa 1525]

• any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are oft...
• a person who sedulously echoes another's words

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note: Probably from dialect French perrot diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’. Compare with parakeet.
Etymology: Probably modification of Middle French 'perroquet'

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