cockerel

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a young domestic cock; not older than one year

Etymology

From Middle English kokerel. By surface analysis, cock + -rel.

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