Galician

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Parrulo

Etymology

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Parro (duck) +‎ -ulo.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈrulo/ [paˈru.lʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧rru‧lo

Noun

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parrulo m (plural parrulos)

  1. duck
    Synonyms: parro, pato
  2. duckling
  3. (figurative, informal) child
    Synonym: parruliño
  4. (figurative, informal) a gullible person
    Synonym: parvo
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “parro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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