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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHOUGH

Of uncertain origin; probably related to Old French cauwe, Old English cēo.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHOUGH

chough  [tʃʌf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOUGH

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chough is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHOUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chough

Chough

Two species of chough /ˈtʃʌf/ constitute the genus Pyrrhocorax of the Corvidae family of birds. These are the Red-billed Chough, and the Alpine or Yellow-billed Chough. The White-winged Chough of Australia, despite its name, is a member of the family Corcoracidae and only distantly related. The choughs have black plumage and brightly coloured legs, feet, and bills, and are resident in the mountains of southern Eurasia and North Africa. They have long broad wings and perform spectacular aerobatics. Both species pair for life and display fidelity to their breeding sites, which are usually caves or crevices in a cliff face. They build a lined stick nest and lay three to five eggs. They feed, usually in flocks, on short grazed grassland, taking mainly invertebrate prey, supplemented by vegetable material or food from human habitation, especially in winter. The main threat to this genus is changes in agricultural practices, which have led to local population declines and range fragmentation, although neither species is threatened globally.

Definition of chough in the English dictionary

The definition of chough in the dictionary is a large black passerine bird, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a long downward-curving red bill: family Corvidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHOUGH


chuff
tʃʌf
shough
ʃʌf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHOUGH

chose
chosen
chosen few
chosen people
chota
Chota Nagpur
chott
chou
Chou En-lai
choucroute
chouse
chouser
choush
chout
choux
choux pastry
chow
chow down
chow mein
chow-chow

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHOUGH

alpine chough
although
as though
borough
breakthrough
click through
click-through
cough
dough
enough
get through
go through
hough
rough
Scarborough
the rough
thorough
though
through
tough

Synonyms and antonyms of chough in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chough» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHOUGH

Find out the translation of chough to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chough from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chough» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红嘴山鸦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chova
570 millions of speakers

English

chough
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाफ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغراب الأعصم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

галка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chough
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একজাতীয় লালপা কাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crave à bec rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chough
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dohle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベニハシガラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chough
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cukup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con qụa đỏ mỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலகுள்ள காக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुडूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızılca karga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gracchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kruk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

галка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cioară gulerată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chough
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chough
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chough
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chough
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chough

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOUGH»

The term «chough» is regularly used and occupies the 66.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOUGH» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOUGH»

Discover the use of chough in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chough and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marine Geology of Korean Seas
In this edition, new results and interpretations have been incorporated that help to formulate geological models on the evolution of the Korean seas in relation to the adjacent continents.
Sung Kwun Chough, Hee Jun Lee, Seok Hoon Yoon, 2000
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs
Unlike nearly all other crows, the choughs have brightly colored bills and feet: red in the red-billed chough (above) and yellow in the alpine chough. 451 Red-billed choughs feed primarily on insects but, like many crows, ...
‎2002
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Chatter of Choughs: An Anthology Celebrating the Return of ...
'It's never seen,' he writes of the hidden chough, 'It's just waiting, waiting, waiting . . .' (p. 58). The politics of the chough may be distinctively Cornish, but this does not prevent its symbolism from being adapted to multicultural ends. In John ...
Lucy Newlyn, 2005
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Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works
145 150 155 160 165 170 [He drinks] chough I like the conclusion of roaring very well, i'faith. trimtram It has an excellent conclusion indeed, if the wine be good, always provided. colonel's first friend O, the wine must be always provided, ...
Thomas Middleton, Gary Taylor, John Lavagnino, 2010
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A Dictionary of Suffolk Crests: Heraldic Crests of Suffolk ...
Bokenham, 'holding aflower' CORNISH CHOUGH A Cornish chough rising Sable beaked and legged Gules. ALLEN. 'John Allein de Suff.' MS Ordinary of Arms.fo. l88* A Cornish chough. ATWOOD, Rev. Thomas, B.A., Rector for 35 years, died ...
Joan Corder, John Blatchly, 1998
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Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
I CORCORACIDAE; chough and apostlebird Corcoracidae Mathews, 1927 [kor- kor-A-si-dee]: the Chough family, see genus name Corcorax. 'Chough' is an old English word traceable to the guttural form choghen (doubtless onomatopoeic) ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
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Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire, and ...
Hickson, 'Ship,' tuesday, 12 noon Ansty— Holloway, ' Saracen's Head,' tues. 4c fri . 2 aft Appleshaw— Smith,' Cross Keys,' tuesday, 12 noon Bafton — Ranger, 1 Wheatsheaf',' tuesday, 2 afternoon BAKPORD-Lampard, 'Chough,' tue9day k ...
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Birds of the Middle East
Similar to but slightly larger than Yellow-billed Chough, instantly told by longer all -red bill. Juvenile has more orange-buffbill. Plumage entirely glossy black. Flight light, tumbling and aerobatic, with closed-winged dives. When perched wing-tip ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Chough
Two species of chough ( / t f/) constitute the genus Pyrrhocorax of the Corvidae (crow) family of birds. These are the Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), and the Alpine or Yellow-billed Chough (P. graculus).
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Cursory notes on various passages in the text of Beaumont ...
original reading being " chough hee." But this is a most rash conjecture, and cannot stand, being opposed to the truth. The chough has a shining black plumage, like the raven and crow. In the old editions it stands thus : — " The crow, the ...
John Mitford, 1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chough is used in the context of the following news items.
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?A Warning To Us?
A warning to us was the fate of the chough. This iconic bird nearly died out in Mannin in the second half of the 19th century and did die out in ... «Celtic News, Jul 15»
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Why not go down to the beach for a BIG Picnic today
For example, the iconic chough had disappeared completely from the Westcountry by 1973, largely through a degradation of habitat. Then, in ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
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Top 10 budget restaurants and cafes in Newquay
... and a breakfast sandwich (bacon, sausage and free-range egg), all on slabs of local Chough Bakery bread. Proper Cornish cream teas come ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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I can hear the sea! How the sounds of the British coast are being …
She first moved to the Lizard to help protect the chough, a rare coastal bird that has recolonised Cornwall relatively recently, and its striking call ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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'Oldest' chough on record thrives on military firing range
As members of the crow family, chough typically live for no more than 10 years. However, one elderly bird at Castlemartin Training Area has ... «Tenby Observer, Jun 15»
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Day 166: Language Barriers and Mountain Birds
... and among these summits live a few specialties: Yellow-billed Chough, Caspian Snowcock, White-winged Snowfinch, Finsche's Wheatear, ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Jun 15»
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EDUCATION: Region One GEAR UP alum to participate in …
To learn more about GUALA, please contact Alex Chough at NCCEP at (202) 530-1135 or www.edpartnerships.org. Discuss; Print. Posted in ... «Monitor, Jun 15»
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Britain's oldest Chough thrives on military firing range
As members of the crow family, Chough typically live for no more than 10 years. However, one elderly bird at Castlemartin Training Area in ... «Bird Watch, Jun 15»
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Suffolk woman missing since Tuesday found, is okay
SUFFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- Police say a Suffolk woman is back with her family after being reported missing. 40-year-old Eunice Chough was last ... «13newsnow.com, Jun 15»
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Jan Moir's diary: In search of the female Viagra
Chough spotting! Wildflower pressing! What is happening to me? I have become the person I used to hate; someone who takes photograph of ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»

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