coop

See also Co-op, and co-op

English

Chicken coop

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Middle English cupe, from Old English cȳpe (“basket, cask”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ko͞op, IPA: /kuːp/, SAMPA: /ku:p/
• Rhymes: -uːp

Noun

coop (plural coops)

1. A pen or enclosure for birds.
2. (slang) jail

Translations

chicken coop

Bulgarian: курник (bg) m. Irish: cúb (ga) f. Italian: stia (it) f.

Latin: hara (la) f. Portuguese: galinheiro (pt) m. Russian: курятник (ru) (kurjátnik) m.

Verb

coop (third-person singular simple present coops, present participle cooping, simple past and past participle cooped)

1. To keep in a coop.

Derived terms

• coop up

Etymology 2

From cooperative, by shortening.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ɒp/, SAMPA: /"k@U.Qp/
• (US) enPR: kōŏp, IPA: /ˈkoʊ.ɑp/, SAMPA: /"koU.Ap/

Noun

coop (plural coops)

1. Alternative spelling of co-op.