magpie
Betekenis (Engels)
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- One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
- A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen.
- Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
- (slang) A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
- The third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
- (obsolete,slang) A halfpenny.
Sinonieme
Frekwensie
Gekoppel as
mag‧pie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magpie”), from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker, magpie”).
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