squab
A fledgling birdA fledgling (young) bird.: A young dove or pigeon.
Meaning
6 sensesA 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
(attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A young chicken.
(attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A young rook.
(uncountable)The meat of a young dove or pigeon, typically under four weeks old, used as food.
Täubchen, Täubchenfleisch
голубя́тинаgolubjátina
(countable)A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
поду́шкаpodúška
(countable)A person of a short, fat figure.
Translations
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Origin
Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested inUnknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in the 17th century.
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Forms
plural: squabsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable