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cochin

co·chin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-chin, koch-in]
    • /ˈkoʊ tʃɪn, ˈkɒtʃ ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-chin, koch-in]
    • /ˈkoʊ tʃɪn, ˈkɒtʃ ɪn/

Definitions of cochin word

  • noun cochin a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956 3
  • noun cochin a port in SW India, on the Malabar Coast: the first European settlement in India, founded by Vasco da Gama in 1502: shipbuilding, engineering. Pop: 596 473 (2001) 3
  • noun cochin a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China 3
  • noun cochin any of an Asiatic breed of large domestic fowl with black, buff, white, or gray plumage and thickly feathered legs 3
  • noun cochin a former state in SW India; merged with Travancore 1949; a part of Kerala state since 1956. 1
  • noun cochin former name of Kochi. 1

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Origin of cochin

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; short for Cochin-China fowl

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Parts of speech for Cochin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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cochin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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