单词 | cockalorum |
释义 | cockalorum[ kok-uh-lawr-uhm, -lohr- ] / ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cockalorum ON THESAURUS.COM nouna self-important little man. Origin of cockalorumFirst recorded in 1705–15; pseudo-Latin, equivalent to cock + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive plural ending -ōrum; see cock1 Words nearby cockalorumcockade, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-hoop, Cockaigne, cock-a-leekie, cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook, cockatiel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockalorum
British Dictionary definitions for cockalorumcockalorum / (ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm) / nouna self-important little man bragging talk; crowing Word Origin for cockalorumC18: from cock 1 + -alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending -orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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