galah English (Australian)
SYLLABICATION: ga·lah
PRONUNCIATION: g-l ä´
NOUN : 1. An Australian cockatoo (Cacatua roseicapilla) having pale blue-grey plumage and a pink breast. 2. Australian A fool; an idiot.
ETYMOLOGY: Yuwaalaraay (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) gilaa. (Hear the word in English) American Accent
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.