chough
English
Etymology
From Middle English choughe, choȝe, coo, cheo, from Old English ċēo (“a bird of the genus Corvus, a jay, crow, jackdaw, chough”) and ċeahhe (“a daw”), both from Proto-Germanic *kahwǭ, *kahwō (“jackdaw, crow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to crow, caw, shout”). Cognate with Scots kae (“jackdaw”), West Frisian ka (“jackdaw”), Dutch kauw (“jackdaw, daw, chough”), Swedish kaja (“jackdaw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃʌf/
- Homophone: chuff
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌf
Noun
chough (plural choughs)
- Two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.
- The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.
Derived terms
Translations
bird of Pyrrhocorax
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