flamingo
Pluralflamingos, flamingoes
Pluralflamingos, flamingoes
- 1A long-legged wading bird belonging to the family Phoenicopteridae, in the order Phoenicopteriformes.
A flamingo dipped its head underwater to feed in the shallow lagoon.
Thousands of flamingos gathered on the salt flats to breed.
- 2A deep, orange-tinged pink, the color of a flamingo's feathers.
The evening sky deepened to a rich flamingo as the sun set.
Her lipstick was a striking flamingo, somewhere between pink and coral.
- 3Having the deep, slightly orange pink of a flamingo's feathers.
The designer chose flamingo walls to give the lobby a warm glow.
His flamingo tie caught everyone's attention at the party.
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Origin
From Portuguese flamengo and Spanish flamenco, both adapted from Catalan flamenc, whose ultimate origin in this sense is disputed. The bird's name may come from the ethnonym meaning 'Flemish', perhaps linking a ruddy complexion or hair color with the Flemings; alternatively, it may combine a Germanic-derived ending with the Latin root flamma ('flame').