noun1. a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956
2. a port in SW India, on the Malabar Coast: the first European settlement in India, founded by Vasco da Gama in 1502: shipbuilding, engineering. Pop: 596 473 (2001)
Local official name: Kochi 3. a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China