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pichón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chick noun A young, newly hatched bird, especially a baby chicken.
  • Dove noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
  • pigeon noun A plump grey bird common in cities, known for its cooing call.
  • squab noun A young, unfledged pigeon or dove, especially one raised for food.

Senses

pichón is used for these senses in English:

  • chick A young bird.
  • dove (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
  • pigeon (countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
  • squab A young dove or pigeon.
  • squab (countable) A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.

chick — full definition

  1. noun A young, newly hatched bird, especially a baby chicken.
  2. noun (informal) A young woman.

Dove — full definition

  1. noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
  2. noun A person who favours peaceful or diplomatic solutions over conflict, especially in politics.
  3. verb Past tense of "dive," used in American English.

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