flamingo

UK: /fləˈmɪŋgəʊ/ US: /fləˈmɪŋgoʊ/ ,(flə ming′gō)

Inflections of 'flamingo' (n):

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flamingoes

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fla•min•go /fləˈmɪŋgoʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. -gos, -goes. 

1. Birds a wading bird having webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet feathers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fla•min•go  (flə ming′gō), n., pl. -gos, -goes. 

1. Birds any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.

• 1555–65; compare Portuguese. flamengo, Spanish flamenco literally, Fleming (compare flamenco); apparently origin, originally a jocular name, from the conventional Romance image of the Flemish as ruddy-complexioned

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flamingo / fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ/ noun ( -gos, -goes)

1. any large wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae, having a pink-and-red plumage and downward-bent bill and inhabiting brackish lakes: order Ciconiiformes

Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese flamengo, from Provençal flamenc, from Latin flamma flame + Germanic suffix -ing denoting descent from or membership of; compare -ing³