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# cochin

noun (a Cochin, Cochins); proper noun (Cochin)

«cochin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#m1)
2. (a place name) Cochin, the old English name of Kochi, a port city in the state of Kerala in south-west India, famous for spices and fishing nets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#m2)
3. (a place name) Cochin China, an old French name for the southern part of Vietnam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#m3)

### In the lessons

It appears in farm, pet-chicken and history texts. Cochin chickens are gentle, round birds that children keep as pets; the place Cochin appears in stories of the spice trade and of explorers like Vasco da Gama. Phrases: «a Cochin hen», «bantam Cochin», «Cochin (now Kochi)».

### Examples

- Our neighbour keeps a fluffy Cochin hen in her garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x1)
- Cochin chickens have feathers right down to their toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x2)
- The Cochin was so calm that the little ones could stroke it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x3)
- Ships sailed to Cochin to buy pepper and spices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x4)
- Cochin is now called Kochi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x5)
- We saw the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi in a geography video. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x6)
- There are two Cochin Chinese amongst them; they wear feathers on their legs, and are well educated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/#x7)

### Note

Usually written with a capital C because it comes from a place name. Said «KO-chin» or «KOH-chin». The city's official name today is Kochi; Cochin is the older English spelling. It is not connected to «coach».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cochin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cochin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cochin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cochin.html) on Mova free.