Definition
The plural of flamingo; tall, pink wading birds known for their curved beaks and tendency to stand on one leg.
Etymology
From Spanish 'flamengo', possibly from Arabic 'firinjī' (foreigner) or Old Spanish 'flame' (flame), referring to their bright red-pink coloring. The word entered English through Spanish explorers.
Kelly Says
Flamingos are only pink because of their diet—they eat algae and shrimp containing carotenoid pigments, the same compounds that make carrots orange! Without the right food, flamingos would be white.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Flamingo
fla-min-go
ARالعربية
فلامنجو
fla-min-go
BNবাংলা
ফ্লামিন্গো
fla-min-go
CACatalà
flamancs
fla-man-ks
CSČeština
flamingo
fla-min-go
DADansk
flamingoer
fla-min-goer
DEDeutsch
Flamingos
fla-min-gohs
ELΕλληνικά
φλαμίνγκο
fla-min-go
ESEspañol
flamingos
fla-min-gos
FAفارسی
فلmingo
fla-min-go
FISuomi
flamingo
fla-min-go
FRFrançais
flamants roses
flam-aN rohz
GUGU
ફ્લેમિંગો
fla-min-go
HEעברית
פלמינגו
pla-min-go
HIहिन्दी
फ्लैमिंगो
fla-min-go
HUMagyar
flamingó
fla-min-go
IDBahasa Indonesia
flamingo
fla-min-go
ITItaliano
flaminghi
fla-min-ghi
MRMR
फ्लॅमिंगो
fla-min-go
MSBahasa Melayu
flamingo
fla-min-go
MYမြန်မာ
Flamingo
fla-min-go
NLNederlands
flamingos
fla-min-gohs
NONorsk
flamingos
fla-min-gohs
PLPolski
flamingi
fla-min-gi
PTPortuguês
flamingos
fla-min-gos
RORomână
flamingo
fla-min-go
RUРусский
фламинго
flam-in-go
SVSvenska
flamingos
fla-min-gohs
SWKiswahili
flamingo
fla-min-go
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ளேமிங்கோ
fla-min-go
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లామింగో
fla-min-go
TRTürkçe
flamingo
flam-in-go
UKУкраїнська
Flamengo
fla-men-go
VITiếng Việt
flamingo
fla-min-go