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chaparral cock

chap·ar·ral cock
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shap-uh-ral, chap- kok]
    • /ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- kɒk/
    • /ʧæpəˈræl kɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shap-uh-ral, chap- kok]
    • /ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- kɒk/

Definitions of chaparral cock words

  • noun chaparral cock roadrunner 3
  • noun chaparral cock roadrunner. 1
  • noun chaparral cock A bird, the road runner. 0
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Origin of chaparral cock

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; road + runner

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Parts of speech for Chaparral cock

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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chaparral cock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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