cock

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• Received-Pronunciation: /kɒk/
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• General-American: /kɑk/
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• homophone: caulk (cot–caught merger)
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• rhymes with -ɒk
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• CMU ARPABET: K AA1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *keukô Proto-Germanic *kukkaz Proto-West Germanic *kokk Old English cocc Middle English cok English cock From Middle English cok, from Old English coc, cocc (“cock, male bird”), from Proto-West Germanic *kokk, from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock”), probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Middle Dutch cocke (“cock, male bird”) and Old Norse kokkr ("cock"; whence Danish kok (“cock”), dialectal Swedish kokk (“cock”)). Reinforced by Old French coc, from the same origin. The sense "penis" is attested since at least the 1610s, with the compound pillicock (“penis”) attested since 1325.

* As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from de Cock, related to the noun cook. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Cox.

From Middle English cokke, cock, cok, from Old English *cocc (“heap, pile”, attested in place names), from Proto-West Germanic *kokk, from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“mass, bulge, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch”). Cognate with dialectal German Kocke (“heap of hay, dunghill”), Norwegian kok (“heap, lump”), Swedish koka (“a lump of earth”), Norman coque (“small haystack”), Middle Low German kogge (“wide, rounded ship”), Dutch kogel (“ball”), German Kugel (“ball, globe”).

Uncertain. Some authors speculate it derives from cockle, a yonic fertility symbol, others suggested it entered Southern US vernacular during the period of French rule (of Louisiana) from Cajun French coquille (“shell”) (itself the source of cockle), which in 18th and 19th century slang meant the vulva.

from Middle English cok, from Old French coque (“a type of small boat”), from child-talk coco ('egg').

205 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: paska — expression of anger
• German: Scheiße — expression of anger
• Indonesian: kontol — expression of anger
• Italian: cazzo — expression of anger
• Polish: cholera — expression of anger
• Slovak: piča — expression of anger
• Vietnamese: địt — expression of anger
• Afrikaans: mannetjie — any male bird
• Old Armenian: վարուժան (varužan) — any male bird
• Azerbaijani: xoruz — any male bird
• Basque: ar — any male bird
• Bulgarian: мъ́жка пти́ца (mǎ́žka ptíca) — any male bird
• Catalan: mascle — any male bird
• Chechen: боргӏал (borğal) — any male bird
• Czech: kohout — any male bird
• Danish: kok — any male bird
• Danish: han — any male bird
• Danish: fasankok — any male bird
• Dutch: mannetje — any male bird
• Erzya: атякш (aťakš) — any male bird
• Esperanto: maskla birdo — any male bird
• Esperanto: virseksa birdo — any male bird
• Estonian: isaslind — any male bird
• Faroese: steggi — any male bird
• Finnish: koiras — any male bird
• French: mâle — any male bird
• German: Männchen — any male bird
• Greek: αρσενικός φασιανός (arsenikós fasianós) — any male bird
• Hungarian: kakas — any male bird
• Icelandic: karlfugl — any male bird
• Ido: hano — any male bird
• Ido: hanulo — any male bird
• Indonesian: burung jantan — any male bird
• Indonesian: jago — any male bird
• Ingush: боргӏал (borğal) — any male bird
• Irish: coileach — any male bird
• Italian: maschio — any male bird
• Italian: uccello — any male bird
• Japanese: 雄の鳥 (osu no tori) — any male bird
• Northern Kurdish: dîk — any male bird
• Latin: gallus — any male bird
• Latvian: gailis — any male bird
• Malayalam: പൂവൻ (pūvaṉ) — any male bird
• Maltese: għasfur — any male bird
• Māori: pīkaokao — any male bird
• Māori: tīkaokao — any male bird
• Ojibwe: naabese — any male bird
• Oromo: kormaa — any male bird
• Polish: kogut — any male bird
• Portuguese: ave-macho — any male bird
• Romanian: bărbătuș — any male bird
• Scottish Gaelic: coileach — any male bird
• Serbo-Croatian: мужјак — any male bird
• Serbo-Croatian: mužjak — any male bird
• Spanish: ave macho — any male bird
• Swedish: tupp — any male bird
• Turkish: horoz — any male bird
• Ottoman Turkish: خروس (horos) — any male bird
• Turkmen: horaz — any male bird
• Udi: дадал (dadal) — any male bird
• Udmurt: атас (atas) — any male bird
• Zazaki: dik (diq) — any male bird
• Bulgarian: гъ́лъб (gǎ́lǎb) — male pigeon
• Catalan: colom — male pigeon
• Danish: duerik — male pigeon
• Dutch: doffer — male pigeon
• Esperanto: virkolombo — male pigeon
• Esperanto: kolombiĉo — male pigeon
• German: Tauber — male pigeon
• German: Täuber — male pigeon
• German: Tauberich — male pigeon
• German: Täuberich — male pigeon
• German: Taubenmännchen — male pigeon
• Ido: kolombulo — male pigeon
• Low German: Düffer — male pigeon
• Portuguese: pombo — male pigeon
• Volapük: hipijun — male pigeon
• Armenian: շնիկ (šnik) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Bashkir: тәте (təte) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Bulgarian: ударник (udarnik) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Bulgarian: петле́ (petlé) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Catalan: clau — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Czech: kohoutek — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Danish: hane — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Dutch: haan — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Faroese: hani — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Finnish: hana — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Finnish: iskuvasara — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• French: chien — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• German: Hahn — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Greek: κόκορας (kókoras) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Greek: λύκος (lýkos) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Hebrew: מַקּוֹשׁ (makosh) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Hungarian: kakas — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Ido: hano — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Ido: fusilhano — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Italian: cane — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Macedonian: петле (petle) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Norwegian Bokmål: hane — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hane — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Portuguese: cão — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Romanian: cocoș — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Russian: куро́к (kurók) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Swedish: hane — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Ottoman Turkish: خروس (horos) — hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism
• Finnish: yläkeno — state of being cocked
• Irish: maig — state of being cocked
• Italian: inclinazione — state of being cocked
• Portuguese: inclinar — state of being cocked
• Czech: kokot — slang: stupid person
• Dutch: kip zonder kop — slang: stupid person
• French: gland — slang: stupid person
• French: con — slang: stupid person
• French: conne — slang: stupid person
• French: débile — slang: stupid person
• French: bouffon — slang: stupid person
• French: bouffonne — slang: stupid person
• French: triso — slang: stupid person
• French: abruti — slang: stupid person
• French: abrutie — slang: stupid person
• French: imbécile — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: hülye — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: idióta — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: buta — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: ostoba — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: tökkelütött — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: együgyű — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: barom — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: üresfejű — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: tökfej — slang: stupid person
• Hungarian: bolond — slang: stupid person
• Italian: cazzone — slang: stupid person
• Portuguese: otário — slang: stupid person
• Russian: приду́рок (pridúrok) — slang: stupid person
• Tamil: முட்டாள் (muṭṭāḷ) — slang: stupid person
• French: camarade — informal: term of address
• French: mon vieux — informal: term of address
• Italian: compagno — informal: term of address
• Portuguese: boi — informal: term of address
• Bulgarian: купа (kupa) — small pile
• Dutch: opper — small pile
• Irish: coca — small pile
• Russian: копна́ (kopná) — small pile
• Welsh: cocyn — small pile
• Welsh: mwdwl — small pile
• Czech: natáhnout kohoutek — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Danish: spænde hanen — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Dutch: (de haan) spannen — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Finnish: virittää — to lift the cock of a firearm
• French: armer le chien — to lift the cock of a firearm
• German: spannen — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Hungarian: felhúz — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Icelandic: spenna — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Indonesian: mengokang — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Italian: armare — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Portuguese: engatilhar — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Russian: взводи́ть (vzvodítʹ) — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Russian: взвести́ (vzvestí) — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Swedish: spänna — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Tagalog: ikasa — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Tagalog: buslugin — to lift the cock of a firearm
• Finnish: virittyä — to be prepared to be triggered
• Russian: взводи́ться (vzvodítʹsja) — to be prepared to be triggered
• Russian: взвести́сь (vzvestísʹ) — to be prepared to be triggered
• Bulgarian: ви́рвам (vírvam) — to erect; to turn up
• Bulgarian: ви́рна (vírna) — to erect; to turn up
• Czech: zvednout — to erect; to turn up
• Czech: vztyčit — to erect; to turn up
• French: ériger — to erect; to turn up
• Polish: postawić — to erect; to turn up
• Polish: wznieść — to erect; to turn up
• Polish: nadstawić — to erect; to turn up
• Dutch: neuken — to copulate (with)
• French: baiser — to copulate (with)
• French: poutrer — to copulate (with)
• French: s’envoyer en l’air — to copulate (with)
• French: niquer — to copulate (with)
• French: ken — to copulate (with)
• French: faire l'amour — to copulate (with)
• French: forniquer — to copulate (with)
• French: copuler — to copulate (with)
• French: coïter — to copulate (with)
• French: sauter — to copulate (with)
• French: enculer — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: szexel — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: baszik — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: dug — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: közösül — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: izél — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: szeretkezik — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: kefél — to copulate (with)
• Hungarian: kúr — to copulate (with)
• Low German: nöken — to copulate (with)
• Bulgarian: повди́гам (povdígam) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Bulgarian: повди́гна (povdígna) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Bulgarian: ки́лвам (kílvam) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Bulgarian: ки́лна (kílna) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Bulgarian: накривя́вам (nakrivjávam) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Bulgarian: накривя́ (nakrivjá) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Finnish: kallistaa — to turn upwards or to the side
• French: retourner — to turn upwards or to the side
• Italian: alzare — to turn upwards or to the side
• Italian: drizzare — to turn upwards or to the side
• Russian: заломить (zalomitʹ) — to turn upwards or to the side
• Dutch: opperen — to form into small piles