Cockscomb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers

a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊbaɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪplˈəʊmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪplˈəʊmə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊbaɪɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Celosia cristata coxcomb common cockscomb comb Celosia argentea cristata

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hahnenkamm

Einjährige Gartenpflanze mit federartigen Rispen aus roten oder gelben Blüten

🇫🇷French

crête de coq

annuelle de jardin avec des épis ressemblant à des plumes de fleurs rouges ou jaunes

🇪🇸Spanish

cresta de gallo

Anual de jardín con espigas parecidas a plumas de flores rojas o amarillas.

🇮🇹Italian

cresta di gallo

annuale da giardino con spighe di fiori rossi o gialli simili a piume

🇳🇱Dutch

hanekam

tuin eenjarig met veerachtige pieken van rode of gele bloemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

crista de galo

jardim anual com pontas semelhantes a penas de flores vermelhas ou amarelas

🇷🇺Russian

петушиный гребень

садовый однолетник с перистыми шипами красных или желтых цветов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चूड

लाल या पीले फूलों की पंख जैसी स्पाइक्स वाला वार्षिक उद्यान

🇮🇳Tamil

சேவல் கூடு

சிவப்பு அல்லது மஞ்சள் பூக்களின் இறகு போன்ற கூர்முனை கொண்ட தோட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాక్స్‌కోంబ్

ఎరుపు లేదా పసుపు పువ్వుల ఈకలాంటి స్పైక్‌లతో వార్షిక తోట

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોક્સકોમ્બ

લાલ અથવા પીળા ફૂલોના પીછા જેવા સ્પાઇક્સ સાથે વાર્ષિક બગીચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಕ್ಸ್ಕೊಂಬ್

ಕೆಂಪು ಅಥವಾ ಹಳದಿ ಹೂವುಗಳ ಗರಿಗಳಂತಹ ಸ್ಪೈಕ್ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಉದ್ಯಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോഴിക്കൂട്

ചുവപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മഞ്ഞ പൂക്കളുടെ തൂവലുകൾ പോലെയുള്ള സ്പൈക്കുകളുള്ള വാർഷിക ഉദ്യാനം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鸡冠

一年生花园，有红色或黄色花朵的羽毛状穗状花序

🇯🇵Japanese

鶏冠

赤または黄色の花の羽のような穂状花序を持つ庭の一年草

🇰🇷Korean

맨드라미

빨간색이나 노란색 꽃이 깃털처럼 생긴 스파이크가 있는 연간 정원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tổ ong

khu vườn hàng năm có những cành hoa màu đỏ hoặc vàng như lông vũ

🇹🇭Thai

หงอนไก่

สวนประจำปีมีดอกแหลมสีแดงหรือสีเหลืองเหมือนขนนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

jengger

taman tahunan dengan duri bunga berwarna merah atau kuning seperti bulu

🇵🇭Filipino

sabong

taunang hardin na may mala-balahibong spike ng pula o dilaw na bulaklak

🇲🇾Malay

sarang ayam

taman tahunan dengan pancang seperti bulu bunga merah atau kuning

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرف الديك

حديقة سنوية بها مسامير تشبه الريش من الزهور الحمراء أو الصفراء

🇮🇷Persian

شانه خروس

باغ یک ساله با خوشه های پر مانند گل های قرمز یا زرد

🇹🇷Turkish

horozibiği

kırmızı veya sarı çiçeklerden oluşan tüy benzeri sivri uçlarla yıllık bahçe

🇮🇱Hebrew

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