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falcon

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Pronunciation
/ˈfɔː(l)kən/
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/ˈfɔː(l)kən/ · /ˈfɒlkən/ · /ˈfælkən/ (US) · /ˈfɑːlkən/ (US) · /ˈfælkən/ · /ˈfoːlkən/ · /ˈfɛlkən/

Definition of falcon

13 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
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noun

  1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
  2. Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
  3. A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
  4. (historical)A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century.

verb

  1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
    “He rode astride while hawking; she falconed in the ladylike position of sidesaddle.”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
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Etymology

From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European…

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From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”). Cognates Cognate with Old English *fealca, fealcen (“falcon”), Dutch valk (“falcon, hawk”), German Falke (“falcon, hawk”), Norwegian and Swedish falk (“falcon”), Icelandic fálki (“falcon”), French faucon (“falcon”), Italian falco (“falcon”), Spanish halcón (“falcon”), Portuguese falcão (“falcon”), Latin falco (“falcon”), Lithuanian pálšas (“pale”), Latvian bāls (“pale”), Latgalian buolgs (“pale”). More at fallow.

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