Flamingo comes from Portuguese or Spanish, ultimately from Latin flamma (flame), naming the bird for its flame-colored plumage.
A tall, wading bird with pink or reddish plumage, long legs, and a distinctive downward-bending bill.
From Portuguese flamingo or Spanish flamenco, probably from Provençal flamenc, meaning 'flame-colored,' from Latin flamma (flame). The bird was named for its striking reddish-pink plumage, which is caused by carotenoid pigments in its diet of algae and crustaceans. Some scholars have proposed a connection to the word Fleming (a person from Flanders), due to their reputation for ruddy complexions, but this is less widely