chough

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chuhf]
- /tʃʌf/
- /ʧʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chuhf]
- /tʃʌf/

Definitions of chough word

noun chough a large black passerine bird, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a long downward-curving red bill: family Corvidae (crows) 3
noun chough any of various crowlike birds; esp., a European bird (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) of the crow family, with red legs and beak and glossy, black feathers 3
noun chough any of several crowlike Old World birds, especially Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of Europe. 1
noun chough A black Eurasian and North African bird of the crow family, with a down -curved bill and broad rounded wings, typically frequenting mountains and sea cliffs. 1
noun chough Two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia. 0
noun chough The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands. 0

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Origin of chough

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English choghe; akin to Old English cēo, Dutch kauw, Danish kaa

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chough popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 55% 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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