What Does Parroket Mean?

A parakeet is any one of many small to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers. Older spellings still sometimes encountered are paroquet or paraquet. In American English, the word parakeet usually refers to the budgerigar. The budgerigar is a species of parakeet.

What language is the word parakeet?

History and Etymology for parakeet

Spanish & Middle French; Spanish periquito, from Middle French perroquet parrot.

What do you mean by parakeet?

noun. any of numerous small, slender parrots, usually having a long, pointed, graduated tail, often kept as pets and noted for the ability to mimic speech: several species are endangered.