Meaning

6 senses
  1. A fledgling (young) bird.

    (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A young dove or pigeon.

    Jungtaube, ungefiederte Jungtaube, Taubenküken

    голубо́кgolubók, голубёнокgolubjónok, голу́бкаgolúbka

    голуб'яholubʺja, голубеняholubenja

    flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled

  2. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A young chicken.

  3. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A young rook.

  4. (uncountable)The meat of a young dove or pigeon, typically under four weeks old, used as food.

    Täubchen, Täubchenfleisch

    голубя́тинаgolubjátina

  5. (countable)A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.

    поду́шкаpodúška

  6. (countable)A person of a short, fat figure.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
young dove or pigeon:
Русский
By meaning 3
young dove or pigeon:
meat of a young dove or pigeon:
thick cushion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
young dove or pigeon:
meat of a young dove or pigeon:

Origin

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in the 17th century.

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Forms

plural: squabs
Singularsquab
Pluralsquabs

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled:dove

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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