🇬🇧🇪🇸 macaw - guacamayo : English Lesson

Meaning of "macaw" ("guacamayo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A macaw is a very large, brightly colored parrot with a long tail, a strong curved beak, and loud squawks. Many macaws can copy human words and sounds, so it can sometimes sound like they are talking.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The macaw yelled, "Clean your room!" and my mom hired it as her assistant.

Our macaw heard the doorbell once and now shouts "Ding-dong!" every time someone tries to sleep.

The macaw looked at my math test, shook its head, and squawked, "Yikes!"

I taught the macaw to say "good morning," but it prefers to scream "WAKE UP, HUMAN!"

The macaw refused to bathe until we called it a "spa day for fancy birds."

A red and blue macaw landed on the fence, its long tail swinging. The macaw squawked, startling the child, then said "hello" in a cracked voice. The macaw hopped to the child's arm, showing bright feathers like a small kite. Neighbors watched. That macaw blinked, bowed, and the child laughed, offering a seed. The macaw ate.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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