peacock

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
2. A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
3. A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
4. Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To strut about proudly or haughtily.
2. (intransitive) To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women.

Konzepte

Pfau

🦚

Tagpfauenauge

pfau

Pfauenauge

Pavo

Laffe

Pfauhahn

Synonyme

peafowl

peacock butterfly

peahen

put on airs

dandy

Inachis io

give oneself airs

swagger

vain

vainglorious

pavo

beau

European peacock

curassow

fop

pawn

pheasant

pose

strut

Übersetzungen

paon

🦚

pavo real

🦚

pauw

🦚

pavón

🦚

tavus

🦚

pavorreal

🦚

dagpauwoog

paon du jour

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈpikɑk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: pecok

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: páfugl

Verwandt mit Englisch: peahen

In summary

From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, equivalent to pea (“peafowl; peacock”) + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “pea-fowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.