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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCoop
/kuːp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A cage or small enclosure for poultry or other small animals.
"The farmer gathered the fresh eggs from the chicken coop early in the morning."
- 1
To confine in a coop or a narrow, restricted space.
"He felt cooped up after spending the entire rainy weekend indoors."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'coupe' or 'cupe', meaning a basket or cask, borrowed from Old French 'cupe' (vat, cask), ultimately from Latin 'cupa' (tub, cask). Historically, the meaning shifted from a barrel or tub to a cage or enclosure for poultry and small animals, and eventually expanded to colloquial shorthand for a cooperative business or a police station (short for copshop).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coop" is said worldwide
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poulailler
Transliteration: poo-la-yay
"Les poules sont rentrées dans leur poulailler pour la nuit."
Hühnerstall
Transliteration: hyy-ner-shtal
"Wir müssen den Hühnerstall heute Abend saubermachen."
pollaio
Transliteration: pol-la-yo
"Il contadino ha chiuso le galline nel pollaio."
gallinero
Transliteration: gah-yee-neh-ro
"Las gallinas pusieron huevos frescos en el gallinero."
galinheiro
Transliteration: gah-lee-nyay-ru
"Ele construiu um novo galinheiro no quintal."
दड़बा
Transliteration: dadbaa
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"किसान ने मुर्गियों को दड़बे में बंद कर दिया।"
鸡舍
Transliteration: jīshè
Script: 中文汉字
"农夫每天早上去鸡舍收鸡蛋。"
닭장
Transliteration: dak-jang
Script: 한국어 한글
"여우 한 마리가 닭장에 접근했다."
鶏小屋
Transliteration: niwatori-goya
Script: 日本語
"毎朝、鶏小屋から新鮮な卵を集めます。"
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