"turkeycock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turkeycocks [plural], turkey cock [alternative], turkey-cock [alternative]
Etymology: Equivalent to turkey + cock; see turkey. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|turkey|cock}} turkey + cock Head templates: {{en-noun}} turkeycock (plural turkeycocks)
  1. A male turkey. Synonyms: tom#Noun, stag Translations (male turkey): pavu (Asturian), пуяк (pujak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), indiot [masculine] (Catalan), 雄火雞 /雄火鸡 (xióng huǒjī) (Chinese Mandarin), kalkoenhaan [masculine] (Dutch), mannelijke kalkoen [feminine] (Dutch), meleagro (Esperanto), kalkkunakukko (Finnish), dindon [masculine] (French), Truthahn [masculine] (German), Puter [masculine] (German), Truter [masculine] (German), männliches Truthuhn [masculine] (German), Puthahn [masculine] (German), ми́сир (mísir) [masculine] (Macedonian), bufon [masculine] (Polish), bufonka [feminine] (Polish), nadęciak [masculine] (Polish), samochwała [feminine, masculine] (Polish), ważniak [masculine] (Polish), ważniaczka [feminine] (Polish), curcan [masculine] (Romanian), индю́к (indjúk) [masculine] (Russian), coileach-Frangach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), kalkontupp [common-gender] (Swedish), dindun manik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-turkeycock-en-noun-en:male_turkey Categories (other): Fowls, Male animals Disambiguation of Fowls: 77 23 Disambiguation of Male animals: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'male turkey': 100 0
  2. (by extension) A pompous or vainglorious person. Tags: broadly Synonyms: peacock
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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