noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˌkɒk.əˈtil/
rhymes with -iːl
1
noun
Meaning 1
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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From Dutch kaketielje, possibly a diminutive of kaketoe (“cockatoo”) or derived in Dutch from a diminutive of Portuguese cacatua (“cockatoo”) such as cacatilho or cacatelho. Attested in English since the mid nineteenth century.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kokketiel
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Arabic:
كُوكَاتِيل
(kūkātīl)
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Czech:
korela
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Danish:
nymfeparakit
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Dutch:
valkparkiet
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Esperanto:
nimfiko
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Finnish:
neitokakadu
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
French:
calopsitte
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
German:
Nymphensittich
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Hungarian:
nimfapapagáj
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Italian:
calopsitta
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Japanese:
オカメインコ
(okameinko)
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Polish:
nimfa
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Portuguese:
caturra
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Portuguese:
calopsita
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Russian:
коре́лла
(korɛ́lla)
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Spanish:
cacatúa ninfa
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Spanish:
ninfa
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Spanish:
carolina
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Swedish:
nymfparakit
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Swedish:
nymfkakadua
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Turkish:
sultan papağanı
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Welsh:
parot copog
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Welsh:
cocatîl
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
Woiwurrung:
gamayil
— a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
