cochin
noun
one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
cochin
1 American
[koh-chin, koch-in]
/ ˈkoʊ tʃɪn, ˈkɒtʃ ɪn /
noun
Cochin
2
American
[koh-chin]
/ ˈkoʊ tʃɪn /
noun
-
a former state in southwestern India; merged with Travancore 1949; a part of Kerala state since 1956.
-
former name of Kochi.
Cochin
British
/ ˈkɒtʃ-, ˈkəʊtʃɪn /
noun
-
a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956
-
Local official name: Kochi. a port in SW India, on the Malabar Coast: the first European settlement in India, founded by Vasco da Gama in 1502: shipbuilding, engineering. Pop: 596 473 (2001)
-
a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China
Etymology
Origin of cochin
First recorded in 1850–55; short for Cochin-China fowl
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
A buff cochin rooster was wandering about the street the other day.
From Vignettes of San Francisco by Bailey, Almira
They’re exactly like that little buff cochin rooster you laugh at, because he tries to crow and strut before he knows how.
From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
I'm after thinking, sir, you'll have killed Widow McSwan's cochin cock.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
Bound and round the great stone well flew the cochin, but she was finally caught and thrashed and deprived of that polonie.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon
The black pig, blind with jealous rage and mortification at being beaten on the tape by a cochin china, had borne violently down upon the booth and upset it, with wicked grunts of satisfaction.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
French journalist Peri Cochin organised the raffle with backing from Picasso's family and foundation.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Vypin is at high-risk for tidal flooding, said Abhilash S, director of the Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research at the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Although the Portuguese commander and his flagship were lost in the battle, the remainder of the Portuguese fleet escaped to the port of Cochin, and the Mamluk’s fleet was too badly damaged to give pursuit.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The $2.5 billion INS Vikrant, built at the Cochin Shipyard in southern India, is the product of an 18-year design and production process that experienced repeated delays.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
A skyblue Plymouth, with the sun in its tailfins, sped past young rice fields and old rubber trees on its way to Cochin.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
