gallus — meaning in English

English meaning

• chicken noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
• Gaul noun A native of the ancient region of Gaul, or, poetically, a Frenchman.
• rooster noun An adult male chicken.

Senses

gallus is used for these senses in English:

• Gaul A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.
• rooster (North America, Kent, Australia, NZ) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.

chicken — full definition

1. noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
2. noun The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
3. noun (informal) A cowardly person.
4. adj (informal) Cowardly; afraid to do something.
5. verb (informal, usually with "out") To back out of something through fear.

Related Latin words