peacock

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

pavone

🦚

pavone maschio

pavo

pavone di giorno

Inachis io

occhio di pavone

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

paon

🦚

Pfau

🦚

pavo real

🦚

pauw

🦚

pavão

παγώνι

paó

🦚

pavon

tavuskuşu

pavão real

pavo

🦚

paó reial

طاووس

🦚

Pavo cristatus

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpikɑk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: pecok

Affine norse antico: páfugl

Affine inglese: 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.

Frasi

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