noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of poach
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
cooking in simmering liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooking, cookery, preparation
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صَيْد جَائِر
(ṣayd jāʔir)
— trespassing in search of game
Armenian:
որսագողություն
(orsagoġutʻyun)
— trespassing in search of game
Azerbaijani:
brakonyerlik
— trespassing in search of game
Bulgarian:
бракониерство
(brakonierstvo)
— trespassing in search of game
Chinese Mandarin:
偷獵 /偷猎
(tōuliè)
— trespassing in search of game
Czech:
pytláctví
— trespassing in search of game
Dutch:
wildstropen
— trespassing in search of game
Dutch:
wildstroperij
— trespassing in search of game
Esperanto:
ŝtelĉasado
— trespassing in search of game
Finnish:
salametsästys
— trespassing in search of game
French:
braconnage
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Wilderei
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Wildern
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Wilddieberei
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Wilddiebstahl
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Jagdfrevel
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Wildfrevel
— trespassing in search of game
German:
Jagdvergehen
— trespassing in search of game
Greek:
λαθροθηρία
(lathrothiría)
— trespassing in search of game
Hungarian:
orvvadászat
— trespassing in search of game
Indonesian:
perburuan liar
— trespassing in search of game
Italian:
bracconaggio
— trespassing in search of game
Japanese:
密猟
(mitsuryō)
— trespassing in search of game
Kazakh:
браконьерлік
(brakonerlık)
— trespassing in search of game
Kazakh:
қаскерлік
(qaskerlık)
— trespassing in search of game
Macedonian:
ловокрадство
(lovokradstvo)
— trespassing in search of game
Macedonian:
криволовство
(krivolovstvo)
— trespassing in search of game
Polish:
kłusownictwo
— trespassing in search of game
Portuguese:
caça furtiva
— trespassing in search of game
Russian:
браконье́рство
(brakonʹjérstvo)
— trespassing in search of game
Scottish Gaelic:
poidseadh
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
furtivismo
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
caza furtiva
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
pesca furtiva
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
talado furtivo
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
recolección furtiva
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
cazata ilegal
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
cinegética clandestina
— trespassing in search of game
Spanish:
montería ilícita
— trespassing in search of game
Swahili:
ujangili
— trespassing in search of game
Swedish:
tjuvfiske
— trespassing in search of game
Swedish:
tjuvjakt
— trespassing in search of game
Turkish:
kaçak avcılık
— trespassing in search of game
Ukrainian:
браконьє́рство
(brakonʹjérstvo)
— trespassing in search of game
Volapük:
jibirav
— trespassing in search of game
Volapük:
mifan
— trespassing in search of game
Walloon:
bracnaedje
— trespassing in search of game