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cowshed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A shed for keeping cows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a barn for cows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowbarn, cow barn, cowhouse, byre

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: barn

History

Etymology

From cow + shed.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գոմ (gom) — place for cows
  • Assamese: গোহালি (gühali) — place for cows
  • Belarusian: каро́ўнік (karównik) — place for cows
  • Belarusian: або́ра (abóra) — place for cows
  • Belarusian: хлеў (xljew) — place for cows
  • Breton: kraou — place for cows
  • Bulgarian: краварник (kravarnik) — place for cows
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛舍 (niúshě) — place for cows
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛房 (niúfáng) — place for cows
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛棚 (niúpéng) — place for cows
  • Chuvash: ӗне вити (ĕne vit̬i) — place for cows
  • Cornish: bowji — place for cows
  • Czech: kravín — place for cows
  • Czech: chlév — place for cows
  • Dutch: koestal — place for cows
  • Dutch: koeiestal — place for cows
  • Esperanto: bovejo — place for cows
  • Faroese: fjós — place for cows
  • Finnish: navetta — place for cows
  • Franco-Provençal: ètrâblo — place for cows
  • French: étable — place for cows
  • French: vacherie — place for cows
  • French: bouverie — place for cows
  • Friulian: vacjarìe — place for cows
  • Friulian: stale — place for cows
  • German: Kuhstall — place for cows
  • Greek: βουστάσιο (voustásio) — place for cows
  • Hebrew: רֶפֶת (réfet) — place for cows
  • Hindi: गौशाला (gauśālā) — place for cows
  • Hungarian: tehénistálló — place for cows
  • Hunsrik: Kuhstall — place for cows
  • Irish: cró beithíoch — place for cows
  • Irish: cró eallaigh — place for cows
  • Irish: bóitheach — place for cows
  • Italian: vaccheria — place for cows
  • Japanese: 牛舎 (gyūsha) — place for cows
  • Konkani: गोटो (goṭo) — place for cows
  • Korean: 우사 (usa) — place for cows
  • Limburgish: kosjtal — place for cows
  • Luxembourgish: Koustall — place for cows
  • Macedonian: краварник (kravarnik) — place for cows
  • Macedonian: говедарник (govedarnik) — place for cows
  • Polish: obora — place for cows
  • Portuguese: vacaria — place for cows
  • Portuguese: estábulo — place for cows
  • Romanian: staul de vaci — place for cows
  • Romanian: grajd — place for cows
  • Romansh: stalla — place for cows
  • Romansh: stala — place for cows
  • Romansh: uigl — place for cows
  • Romansh: nuegl — place for cows
  • Russian: коро́вник (koróvnik) — place for cows
  • Russian: хлев (xlev) — place for cows
  • Northern Sami: návet — place for cows
  • Sanskrit: गोत्र (gotra) — place for cows
  • Sanskrit: गोष्ठ (goṣṭha) — place for cows
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàthach — place for cows
  • Serbo-Croatian: ста̏ја — place for cows
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȁja — place for cows
  • Sicilian: stadda — place for cows
  • Slovak: kravín — place for cows
  • Slovene: kravji hlev — place for cows
  • Spanish: vaqueriza — place for cows
  • Swedish: ladugård — place for cows
  • Swedish: kohus — place for cows
  • Tamil: மாட்டுக்கிடை (māṭṭukkiṭai) — place for cows
  • Tamil: மாட்டுக்கொட்டில் (māṭṭukkoṭṭil) — place for cows
  • Tok Pisin: haus bulmakau — place for cows
  • Turkish: ahır — place for cows
  • Udmurt: скал гид (skal gid) — place for cows
  • Udmurt: гид (gid) — place for cows
  • Ukrainian: корі́вник (korívnyk) — place for cows
  • Ukrainian: хлів (xliv) — place for cows
  • Ukrainian: корі́вня (korívnja) — place for cows
  • Ukrainian: обо́ра (obóra) — place for cows
  • Venetan: vacarìa — place for cows
  • Venetan: stała — place for cows
  • Volapük: kunalecek — place for cows
  • Walloon: ståve — place for cows
  • Welsh: beudy — place for cows
  • Yakut: хотон (qoton) — place for cows