C1noun · countable / uncountable · rare

pigeon

pi·geon

pigeon · pigeons

голуб

голубь, голубка

Taube, Tauber, Täubchen, Täuber

One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order ColumbiformesOne of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

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/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/

» Roses are flowers, and pigeons are birds.

Троянди — квіти, а голуби — птахи.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable)One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
Taube, Tauber, Täuber
го́лубьgólubʹ, голу́бкаgolúbka
го́лубhólub
(uncountable)The meat from this bird.
(Canada, US, countable, informal)A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
лохlox
(countable)A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
(countable)A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
(Australia, countable, slang)A weak or useless person.
(UK, archaic, countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable)Concern or responsibility.
It's their pigeon.

More definitions

wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

Examples

205 sentences

Roses are flowers, and pigeons are birds.
Троянди — квіти, а голуби — птахи. — deniko
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Don't feed the pigeons.
Не годуй голубів. — deniko
ruНе корми голубей. — marafon
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Don't feed the pigeons, please.
Не годуй голубів, будь ласка. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, не кормите голубей. — marafon
deBitte nicht die Tauben füttern! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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That guy is walking pigeon-toed.
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He used pigeons in his experiment.
ruВ своём эксперименте он использовал голубей. — odexed
deEr verwendete Tauben für sein Experiment. — Yorwba
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae — see also dove:

Русский

By meaning 2

bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae — see also dove:

victim of a confidence game:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae — see also dove:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late

Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.

From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East. See pidgin.

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