noun
Meaning 1
A small or young falcon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
falconet
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/ˈfæl.kə.nɛt/
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CMU ARPABET: F AE2 L K AH0 N EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From falcon + -et.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: sokolík — small or young falcon
- Finnish: pieni haukka — small or young falcon
- Finnish: nuori haukka — small or young falcon
- Italian: falchetto — small or young falcon
- Polish: sokolik — small or young falcon
- Czech: sokolík — falcon of the genus Microhierax
- Finnish: aasianhaukkanen — falcon of the genus Microhierax
- Italian: falchetto — falcon of the genus Microhierax
- Polish: sokolik — falcon of the genus Microhierax
- Polish: falkonet — cannon
- Polish: sokolik — cannon