Main Entry:

¹pea·cock

Pronunciation:

\ˈpē-ˌkäk\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English pecok, from pe- (from Old English pēa peafowl, from Latin pavon-, pavo peacock) + cok cock

Date:

14th century

1: a male peafowl distinguished by a crest of upright feathers and by greatly elongated loosely webbed upper tail coverts which are mostly tipped with iridescent spots and are erected and spread in a shimmering fan usually as a courtship display ; broadly : peafowl2: one making a proud display of oneself : show-off

— pea·cock·ish \-ˌkä-kish\ adjective

— pea·cocky \-kē\ adjective