mid 16th cent.: from Old French paroquet, Italian parrocchetto, and Spanish periquito; origin uncertain, perhaps (via Italian) based on a diminutive meaning little wig, referring to head plumage, or (via Spanish) based on a diminutive of the given name Pedro
I'll buy you a parakeet ! you know , the last time you were on the show , we talked about your opening clubs all over the country …我会给你买一个鹦鹉!你知道,上次你上节目时,我们谈论了你在全国开设俱乐部…
now a Texas utility is trying a different approach , building a 40-foot platform near electrical towers to lure monk parakeets away from sensitive equipment .现在得克萨斯州一家电力公司正在尝试一种不同的方法,即在电气塔楼附近建设一个40英尺的平台以引诱和尚鹦鹉远离灵敏的电气设备。