English Explanatory Dictionary

chough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.
  2. The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃʌf/ En-uk-chough.oga /t͡ʃɐf/ En-au-chuff.ogg /t͡ʃʊf/

Word forms

chough choughs

Etymology

From Middle English choughe, choȝe, coo, cheo, from Old English ċēo (“a bird of the genus Corvus, a jay, crow, jackdaw, chough”) and ċeahhe (“a daw”), both from Proto-West Germanic *kahu (“jackdaw, crow”), from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to crow, caw, shout”). Cognate with Scots kae (“jackdaw”), West Frisian ka (“jackdaw”), Dutch kauw (“jackdaw, daw, chough”), Swedish kaja (“jackdaw”).

Synonyms

hermit-crow

Derived words

alpine chough red-billed chough white-winged chough yellow-billed chough
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