Meaning of Cockscomb | Babel Free
Definitions
- A fleshy red crest of a rooster
- A red cap once worn by court jesters
- A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
- An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
- A conceited dandy
- A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
Equivalents
العربية
العرف
Български
гребен
Bosanski
гребен
Català
cresta de gall
Čeština
hřebínek
Ελληνικά
λειρί
Español
cresta
فارسی
بلوچ
Français
crête de coq
Hrvatski
гребен
Magyar
kakastaréj
Հայերեն
կատար
Bahasa Indonesia
balung
Latina
crista
Македонски
кикиришка
Bahasa Melayu
balung
Nederlands
hanenkam
Română
creastă
Српски
гребен
ไทย
หงอนไก่
Tagalog
palong
Türkçe
horoz ibiği
Українська
гребінь
Tiếng Việt
mào gà
Examples
“She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbonnet carrying a basket.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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