coq

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

coq

onomatopoeic term attested since the 6th century in Vulgar Latin under the form coccus (Salic law) and which has supplanted the old French jal representing the Latin gallus. The onomatopoeia imitating the rooster's cry is itself attested in imperial Latin coco coco.

Definitions

zoologie
cuisine
poissons
horlogerie
marine

Feminine

Plural

coqs

Translations

  • germangerman:Hahn
  • englishenglish:cock
  • arabicarabic:ديك
  • chinesechinese:公鸡
  • koreankorean:수닭
  • danishdanish:hane
  • spanishspanish:gallo
  • finnishfinnish:kukko
  • greekgreek:κόκορας
  • hebrewhebrew:תרנגול
  • hindihindi:मुर्ग़ा
  • italianitalian:gallo
  • japanesejapanese:雄鶏
  • dutchdutch:haan
  • polishpolish:kogut
  • portugueseportuguese:galo
  • russianrussian:петух
  • swedishswedish:tupp
  • turkishturkish:horoz
  • ukrainianukrainian:півень

See also

coquelet (cn.) cochelet (cn.) cochet (cn.) coquetterie (cn.) coqueret (cn.) coquet (adj.) coquet (cn.) coqueter (v.)