English Explanatory Dictionary

chook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chicken, especially a hen.
  2. A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking.
  3. A fool.
  4. Affectionate name for a person
intj
  1. A call made to chickens.
  2. An imitation of the call of a chicken.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃʊk/ EN-AU ck1 chook.ogg

Word forms

chook chooks

Etymology

From Irish English chuck (call made to poultry or pigs), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc. Compare English buck buck.

Derived words

chookas chook chaser chookers chookhouse chookie chookish chook pen chook raffle chook run chook shed chook wheel chookyard like a headless chook may one's chooks turn into emus and kick one's dunny down turbo chook
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