Noun parrot a type of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech. Translations Dutch: papegaai m French: perroquet m German: Papagei m Italian: pappagallo m Polish: papuga f Spanish: loro m Transitive verb to parrot to repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot. Translations Dutch: nazeggen, papegaaien French: répéter (quelque chose) comme un perroquet Italian: ripetere (qualcosa) a pappagallo, ripetere (qualcosa) in modo pappagallesco Polish: papugować See also parrot-fashion