- cockerel
- noun Etymology: Middle English cokerelle, from Anglo-French cokerel, diminutive of coc Date: 15th century a young male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)
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cockerel
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Cockerel — Cock er*el, n. [Prob. a double dim. of cock.] A young cock. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockerel — young cock, mid 15c. (late 12c. as a surname), apparently a dim. of COCK (Cf. cock) (n.1). Despite the form, no evidence that it is from French … Etymology dictionary
cockerel — ► NOUN ▪ a young domestic cock … English terms dictionary
cockerel — [käk′ər əl] n. [dim. of COCK1] a young rooster, less than a year old … English World dictionary
cockerel — UK [ˈkɒk(ə)rəl] / US [ˈkɑkrəl] noun [countable] Word forms cockerel : singular cockerel plural cockerels a young cock (= male chicken) … English dictionary
cockerel — [[t]kɒ̱kərəl[/t]] cockerels N COUNT A cockerel is a young male chicken. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
cockerel — Viduržemio jūros smaridė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Spicara maena angl. blotched pickarel; cockerel rus. мендола; обыкновенная мена; средиземноморская смарида ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
cockerel — /kok euhr euhl, kok reuhl/, n. a young domestic cock. [1400 50; late ME cokerelle. See COCK1, REL] * * * … Universalium
cockerel — noun A young male chicken. See Also: cock … Wiktionary
cockerel — cock|e|rel [ˈkɔkərəl US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French dialect; Origin: kokerel, from Old French coc; COCKADE] a young male chicken … Dictionary of contemporary English
