Where does “jako” come from?

jako (Haitian Creole) comes from French jacquot — a name given to any chattering bird such as parrots, magpies and jays.

jako (Haitian Creole): parrot

Definitions

  1. parrot

Ancestry of “jako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjacquota name given to any chattering bird such as parrots, magpies and jays

Words derived from “jako

Every word from French jacquot
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