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ceiliog.

cock, cockerel, rooster

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/North-Wales/ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈkei̯lɔɡ/South-Wales, colloquial/ˈkiːlɔɡ/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. cock, cockerel, rooster

    masculine

  2. the male of any bird species

    masculine

  3. plucky person

    figuratively · masculine

  4. weathercock

    figuratively · masculine

  5. cock (of gun)

    masculine

  6. clevis, plough-cock

    masculine

  7. snack taken by quarrymen way to work

    masculine

  8. playboy (slang)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh keilyawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₁- (“call”).

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