lek
1[ lek ]
/ lɛk /
noun
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
verb (used without object), lekked, lek·king.
(of a male) to assemble in a lek and engage in competitive displays.
Nearby words
leix, leizhou, leizhou peninsula, lejeune, lejeune syndrome, lek, lekgotla, lekker, lekvar, lekythos, lekythus
Origin of lek
11865–70; < Swedish: mating ground (perhaps elliptically from lekställe), mating, game, play, Old Norse leikr play, cognate with Old English lāc struggle, offering, gift, Gothic laiks dance, Old High German leih melody
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British Dictionary definitions for lekking (1 of 2)
lek
1/ (lɛk) /
noun
a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship
the act or practice of so gathering
Word Origin for lek
C19: perhaps from dialect lake (vb) from Old English lácan to frolic, fight, or perhaps from Swedish leka to play
British Dictionary definitions for lekking (2 of 2)
lek
2/ (lɛk) /
noun
the standard monetary unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka
Word Origin for lek
from Albanian
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