Küken

Senso (Inglese)

1. (neuter,strong) chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove))
2. (figuratively,neuter,strong) the youngest in a group
3. (neuter,strong) plug (as in a cask)

Genere

Neutro

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkyːkən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Via German Low German from Middle Low German kuken, from Old Saxon *kiukīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn (“chicken”). Cognate with Dutch kuiken, English chicken. A related form is Middle High German kuchil, whence now obsolete Küchlein.

Frasi

Die Küken haben im Gegensatz zu den adulten Vögeln beim Schlupf einen geraden Schnabel .

Contrariamente agli uccelli adulti, i pulcini hanno un becco dritto mentre scivolano.