popinjay

(pŏp'ĭn-jā')
n.
A vain, talkative person.

[Middle English, parrot, from Old French papegai, from Spanish papagayo or Old Provençal papagai, both from Arabic babġā', babaġā', from Persian babbaghā.]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - papegøje, indbildsk nar, grønspætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
fat, arrogant persoon, papegaai, kletsmajoor

Français (French)
n. - fat, godelureau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lackaffe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) λιμοκοντόρος, τζιτζιφιόγκος

Italiano (Italian)
zerbinotto, bigotto, paolotto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - papagaio (m), alvo de tiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
попугай, болтун

Español (Spanish)
n. - pisaverde, petimetre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sprätt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鹦鹉, 花花公子, 讲究穿着的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鸚鵡, 花花公子, 講究穿著的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수다스럽고 젠체하는 사람, (고어) 앵무새

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気取り屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المتبجح, المغرور, المزهو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שחצן, גנדרן‬

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