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cowa large domesticated mammal with horns and udders that is kept for milk or meat

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a large domesticated mammal with horns and udders that is kept for milk or meat

Pronunciation (IPA): /kaʊ/

Korean meaning: 젖소, 암소

Korean pronunciation: **카우**

Example Sentences

  • My neighbor's cow escaped and ended up in my kitchen eating my cereal!
  • The farmer has twenty cows on his dairy farm.
  • Don't have a cow over such a small mistake!

cow

NOUN

//kaʊ//

a large domesticated mammal with horns and udders that is kept for milk or meat

cow concept
💡 Concept

A spotted cow grazes peacefully in the green pasture at sunrise.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kaʊ/
🇬🇧 UK/kaʊ/

🌳Etymology

Rootcow

Origin

From Old English 'cu', derived from Proto-Germanic '*kwōz', which is cognate with Latin 'bos' and Sanskrit 'gaus'. The word has remained largely unchanged since Old English times.

🎵Rhyme

hownowwowbowplow
how
now
wow
bow
plow

🔗Collocations

cow pasture
dairy cow
milk a cow
sacred cow
cash cow
till the cows come home
beef cow

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My neighbor's cow escaped and ended up in my kitchen eating my cereal!

The farmer has twenty cows on his dairy farm.

😄 Fun example

Don't have a cow over such a small mistake!

The cow grazed peacefully in the meadow.

😄 Fun example

Why did the cow go to space? To see the moooon!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

cattlebovinebullheifer

Antonyms

predatorcarnivore

Related

farmmilkbeefpasturelivestockdairyranch

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