peacock

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

paon

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paon du jour

paonne

paon du jour, le

paon de jour

inachis io

Synonymes

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

Traductions

pavone

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Pfau

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pavo real

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pauw

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pavão

παγώνι

paó

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pavon

tavuskuşu

pavão real

pavo

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paó reial

طاووس

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Pavo cristatus

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpikɑk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pecok

Appartenant à vieux norrois: páfugl

Appartenant à anglais: 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.

Phrases

A stylised peacock in full display is the logo for the Pakistan Television Corporation .