"chook" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /t͡ʃʊk/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 chook.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ʊk Etymology: From Irish dialect chook (“a call made to poultry or pigs”), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc "call to chickens, chicken (child talk), sound made by chickens" (= English buck buck buck). Etymology templates: {{m|en|chook|t=a call made to poultry or pigs}} chook (“a call made to poultry or pigs”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} chook
  1. (Australia) A call made to chickens. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Chickens, Poultry Translations (call made to chickens): put (German)
    Sense id: en-chook-en-intj-DKkkO5lL Disambiguation of Chickens: 31 6 22 23 18 Disambiguation of Poultry: 17 4 25 28 25 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 25 24 29 Disambiguation of 'call made to chickens': 96 4
  2. An imitation of the call of a chicken.
    Sense id: en-chook-en-intj-jGHM2-qQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chookas, chookers, chook chaser, chookhouse, chookie, chookish, chook pen, chook raffle, chook run, chook shed, chook wheel, like a headless chook, chookyard, turbo chook

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃʊk/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 chook.ogg [Australia] Forms: chooks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊk Etymology: From Irish dialect chook (“a call made to poultry or pigs”), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc "call to chickens, chicken (child talk), sound made by chickens" (= English buck buck buck). Etymology templates: {{m|en|chook|t=a call made to poultry or pigs}} chook (“a call made to poultry or pigs”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chook (plural chooks)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A chicken, especially a hen. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal Categories (lifeform): Poultry
    Sense id: en-chook-en-noun-RQ3QhMvb Disambiguation of Poultry: 17 4 25 28 25 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 25 24 29
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal Categories (topical): Food and drink Categories (lifeform): Poultry
    Sense id: en-chook-en-noun-B1pSdC0o Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Poultry: 17 4 25 28 25 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 25 24 29
  3. (Australia, dated) A fool. Tags: Australia, dated Categories (lifeform): Poultry
    Sense id: en-chook-en-noun-rTstm6Q2 Disambiguation of Poultry: 17 4 25 28 25 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 25 24 29

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "call made to chickens",
      "word": "put"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chook"
}

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