noun
pheasant
FEH-zuhnt
Pheasant (noun) means a long-tailed game bird often hunted for sport and food. Example: “A pheasant darted across the country lane.”
noun
1
A long-tailed game bird often hunted for sport and food.
"A pheasant darted across the country lane."
2
The meat of this bird, served as food.
"Bring a dish of berries with cream to me there. Bread, too. And a slice of pheasant."
— Shauna Roberts (2015)
"Célestin Lainé sat on the edge of the bed, a tray on his lap, eating pheasant and roast vegetables with a red wine reduction."
— Stuart Neville (2013)
"Tables were laid with cold pheasant, watercressy finger foods, sweets sufficient to give the Greater Raleigh Area sugar shock."
— Allan Gurganus, Black, White, and Lilac (1989)
"The restaurant's autumn menu featured roast pheasant with chestnuts."
How to use pheasant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA colorful game bird commonly hunted in the countryside, or its meat when cooked.
Common pairings
roast pheasant
shoot pheasant
pheasant season
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Etymology
From Old French fesan, ultimately from Greek phasianos, "bird of the river Phasis," the river where the bird was said to have first been found by the Greeks.
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What does “pheasant” mean?
The word “pheasant” means a long-tailed game bird often hunted for sport and food. In plain terms, a colorful game bird commonly hunted in the countryside, or its meat when cooked.
How do you pronounce “pheasant”?
“Pheasant” is pronounced FEH-zuhnt (/ˈfɛzənt/ in IPA).
How do you use “pheasant” in a sentence?
Here is “pheasant” used in a sentence: “A pheasant darted across the country lane.”
What part of speech is “pheasant”?
“Pheasant” is a noun.
Where does the word “pheasant” come from?
The word “pheasant” comes from Old French. From Old French fesan, ultimately from Greek phasianos, "bird of the river Phasis," the river where the bird was said to have first been found by the Greeks.
How many meanings does “pheasant” have?
“Pheasant” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a long-tailed game bird often hunted for sport and food.
