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Meaning of Cocoon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kəˈkuːn

Definitions

  1. The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
  2. Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

Equivalents

Afrikaans kokon
العربية الشرنقة شَرْنَقَة
Azərbaycanca barama
Български какави́да
Bosanski čahura koza чахура
Català capoll
Čeština kokon kukla
Cymraeg cocŵn
Dansk kokon
Deutsch Gespinst Kokon
Ελληνικά κουκούλι
Esperanto kokono
Español capullo
Eesti nukk
Suomi kokongi kotelo koteloida koteloitua kotelokoppa suojus
Français cocon
Gaeilge cocún
Gàidhlig cochall
Galego burbulla
ગુજરાતી કોશેટો
עברית פקעת
हिन्दी खोखा खोल गोटी
Hrvatski čahura koza чахура
Magyar bab bebugyolál burkol gubó selyemgubó
Հայերեն բոժոժ
Italiano bozzolo
日本語 繭
한국어 고치
Kurdî bab kukla
Te Reo Māori kopa
Македонски кокона
മലയാളം കൊക്കൂൺ
Nederlands cocon
Polski kokon
Português casulo
Română cocon gogoașă gogoașă de mătase
Русский кокон
Shqip fshikë
Српски koza чахура
Svenska puppa
తెలుగు కోశము
ไทย ดักแด้
Tagalog tilas
Türkçe kabuğuna çekilmek koza
Tiếng Việt kén

Examples

“The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cocoonase cocooner cocoonery cocoonet cocooning Cocoons

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