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Meaning of Peacock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈpikɑk

Definitions

A surname transferred from the nickname.
countable, uncountable
A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
A township in Lake County, Michigan, United States.
countable, uncountable
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
An unincorporated community in Stonewall County, Texas, United States.
countable, uncountable
A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

Equivalents

Afrikaans pou

አማርኛ ጣዎስ ፒኮክ

العربية الطاووس طاووس

Azərbaycanca tovuz

Български паун

বাংলা ময়ূর

བོད་སྐད རྨ་བྱ

Bosanski merak pao paun paunov паун

Català paó

Čeština páv paví pávice

Cymraeg paun

Dansk påfugl

Deutsch Pfau Pfauhahn

Ελληνικά παγώνι ταώς

Esperanto Pavo

Español pavo real pavo ruan pavón pavorreal

فارسی طاووس

Suomi riikinkukko

Français faire le beau paon paonne pavoiser se pavaner

Gaeilge péacóg

Gàidhlig peucag

Galego pavón

ગુજરાતી મોર

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi pīkake

עברית טווס טוס

हिन्दी ताऊस मयूर मोर

Hrvatski merak pao paun paunov паун

Magyar páva

Հայերեն սիրամարգ

Bahasa Indonesia merak

Íslenska páfugl

Italiano pavone

日本語ピーコック孔雀

ქართული ფარშევანგი

Қазақша тауыс

ខ្មែរ ក្ងោក មយូរ មយូរី មោរៈ

ಕನ್ನಡ ನವಿಲು

한국어 공작

Kurdî çong

Latina pavo

Lëtzebuergesch Pohunn

Lietuvių povas

Te Reo Māori pīkake

Македонски паун

മലയാളം മയിൽ

Монгол тогос

Bahasa Melayu merak

Malti pagun tawes

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဒေါင်း

नेपाली मयूर

Nederlands pauw

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମୟୂର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੋਰ

Polski paw pawi puszyć się jak paw

Português pavão pavão real

Română păun

Русский пава павлин

Slovenčina páv

Slovenščina pav

Shqip pallua

Српски merak pao paun paunov паун

Svenska påfågel

Kiswahili tausi

தமிழ் ஞமலி தோகை மயில்

తెలుగు నెమలి

Тоҷикӣ товус

ไทย นกยูง มยุรา มยูร ยูง

Tagalog paboreal

Türkçe tavus tavus kuşu

ئۇيغۇرچە توز

Українська павич

اردو مور

Oʻzbekcha tovuq tovus

Tiếng Việt chim công còng

Examples

“The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.”

CEFR level

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

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