goat
Any ruminant of the genus CapraAny ruminant of the genus Capra.
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» This cheese is made from goat's milk.
Dieser Käse wird aus Ziegenmilch gemacht. — al_ex_an_der
Этот сыр сделан из козьего молока. — Tretiz
Цей сир зроблено з козиного молока. — deniko
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8 senses(countable, uncountable)Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
(uncountable)The meat of these animals.
Ziege, Geiß, Bock
коза́kozá, козёлkozjól
коза́kozá, козе́лkozél, цапcap
(countable, slang, uncountable)A lecherous man.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A scapegoat.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A Pontiac GTO car.
(countable, uncountable)A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
(countable, uncountable)A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.
a victim of ridicule or pranks
(countable, uncountable)A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
Examples
748 sentencesThis cheese is made from goat's milk.
Цей сир зроблено з козиного молока. — deniko
ruЭтот сыр сделан из козьего молока. — Tretiz
deDieser Käse wird aus Ziegenmilch gemacht. — al_ex_an_der
I fed the goats.
Я погодував кіз. — deniko
ruЯ накормил коз. — marafon
Where are the goats?
Де кози? — deniko
ruГде козы? — marafon
How many goats do they have?
ruСколько у них коз? — marafon
It's time to milk the goats.
ruПора доить коз. — marafon
deEs ist Zeit, die Ziegen zu melken. — Waldelfe
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-West GermanInherited from Middle English goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
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Forms
plural: goatsSynonyms
6 synonyms- any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns:caprine animal
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn:Capricorn
- a victim of ridicule or pranks:buttlaughingstockstooge
- the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19:CapricornCapricorn the Goat
Word family
84 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- milk a goat
- goat cheese
- milks the goat
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.