cockerel
pronunciation
How to pronounce cockerel in British English:
UK [ˈkɒkərəl]
How to pronounce cockerel in American English:
US [ˈkɑkərəl]
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- Noun:
- a young domestic cock; not older than one year
Word Origin
- cockerel (n.)
- "young cock," mid-15c. (late 12c. as a surname), apparently a diminutive of cock (n.1). Despite the form, no evidence that it is from French.
Example
- 1. Then the cockerel stormed off and killed the peacock .
- 2. Already , the anguished crowing of a confused cockerel has lent a surrealistic quality to the course of events .
- 3. Hand painted and decoupaged at the golden cockerel workshop in st. petersburg , this peculiar doll was created as a limited edition of 5000 units , each individually numbered on the bottom of the largest doll .
- 4. Give us back that cockerel .
- 5. The cockerel preened his feathers .