コック

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kok.[1][3]

Noun

コック (kokku

  1. chef; cook

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cock.[1][3]

Noun

コック (kokku

  1. cock
    1. tap, valve, spigot
    2. male bird, rooster

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 コック”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months