Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockerel

/ˈkɑkəɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: cock-er-el
IPA: /ˈkɑkəɹəl/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young male chicken.

Example Sentences

"“Mrs. Boast can’t have got all these from one hatching,” [Ma] said. “I do believe there’s not more than two cockerels among them.” “The Boasts have got such a head-start with chickens, likely they’re planning to eat friers this summer,” said Pa. “It may be she took a few cockerels out of this flock, looking on them as meat.”"
"He had made arrangements with the cockerel to call him three-quarters of an hour earlier in the mornings instead of half an hour."

Etymology

From Middle English kokerel. By surface analysis, cock + -rel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: kokerel

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑkəɹəl/
British English: /ˈkɒkəɹəl/

Inflected Forms

cockerels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cock chicken hen rooster

Questions

How do you pronounce cockerel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑkəɹəl/.
What does cockerel mean?: A young male chicken.
Where does cockerel come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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