peacock
A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently…A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
» Tom was as proud as a peacock.
Том был горд, как павлин.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, usually)A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
(countable, usually)A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
Pfau, Pfauhahn
павли́нpavlín, па́ваpáva
пави́чpavýč, па́ваpáva, пави́чкаpavýčka
(uncountable, usually)The meat of this bird.
(countable, usually)A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
(countable, usually)Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.
Examples
50 sentencesTom was as proud as a peacock.
ruТом был горд, как павлин.
There's a peacock in the courtyard.
ruВо дворе - павлин.
Please take care of my peacocks.
deBitte pass auf meine Pfauen auf.
You are prouder than a peacock.
The peacock is a feathered rainbow.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwaFrom Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock, peafowl”), ultimately from Latin pāvō; equivalent to pea + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “peafowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.
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Forms
plural: peacocksSynonyms
4 synonyms- European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot:peacock butterflyInachis io
Word family
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