Hyphenation of popinjay

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word popinjay? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of popinjay:

1.	A vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
2.	An archaic term for a parrot

Synonyms of popinjay:

noun	egotist, egoist, swellhead
noun	parrot

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