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.
Origin: 1555–65; cf. Pg. flamengo, Sp flamenco lit., Fleming(cf. flamenco); appar. orig. a jocular name, from the conventional Romance image of the Flemish as ruddy-complexioned
fla·min·go (flə-mĭng'gō) n.
pl.fla·min·gos or fla·min·goes
Any of several large gregarious wading birds of the family Phoenicopteridae of tropical regions, having reddish or pinkish plumage, long legs, a long flexible neck, and a bill turned downward at the tip.
A moderate reddish orange.
[Portuguese flamengo or Spanish flamenco, both probably from Old Provençal flamenc, from flama, flame, from Latin flamma; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]