n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē - ˌ käk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pecok, from pe- (fr. Old English p ē a 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 : PEAFOWL
2 : one making a proud display of oneself : SHOW-OFF
– pea · cock · ish \ - ˌ kä-kish \ adjective
– pea · cocky \ -k ē \ adjective