squab
pronunciation
How to pronounce squab in British English:
UK [skwɒb]
How to pronounce squab in American English:
US [skwɒb]
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- Noun:
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- a soft padded sofa
- an unfledged pigeon
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- Adjective:
- short and fat
Word Origin
- squab (n.)
- 1680s, "very young bird," earlier (1630s) "unformed, lumpish person" and used at various times for any sort of flabby mass, such as sofa cushions; probably from a Scandinavian word (compare dialectal Swedish skvabb "loose or fat flesh," skvabba "fat woman"), from Proto-Germanic *(s)kwab-. Klein lists cognates in Old Prussian gawabo "toad," Old Church Slavonic zaba "frog."
Example
- 1. In any case , we put the question to two squab producers .
- 2. I had a delicious squab pie for my lunch .
- 3. Roti of quail and squab stuffed with mushrooms , crispy potato strings , and natural .
- 4. Both men said it takes a lot of food to raise squab .
- 5. Squab from the united states is generally exported frozen , so there would be a need for refrigeration .