English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English cokfytyng kokkysfythynge cock fighting
cockfighting (countable and uncountable plural cockfightings
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
Synonyms: alectryomachy alectoromachy Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] gambling blood sport
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鬥雞 ／ 斗鸡 (zh) ( dòujī )
Esperanto: batalkoko
Finnish: kukkotappelu (fi)
French: combat de coqs (fr) m
German: Hahnenkampf (de) m
Hungarian: kakasviadal (hu)
Italian: combattimento tra galli m combattimento fra galli m
Japanese: 闘鶏 (ja) ( とうけい , tōkei) , 蹴合 ( けあい , keai) , 鶏合 ( とりあわせ , toriawase; にわとりあわせ , niwatoriawase)
Kapampangan: sabung
Khmer: លេងជល់មាន់ ( leeŋ cʊəl moan )
Korean: 투계(鬪鷄) (ko) ( tugye ) , 닭싸움 ( dakssaum )
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Polish: walka kogutów f
Portuguese: rinha (pt) f rinha de galo f
Russian: петуши́ный бой m ( petušínyj boj ) , бойцовый петух m ( bojcovyj petux )
Scottish Gaelic: cogadh-choilleach
Spanish: pelea de gallos f
Swedish: tuppfäktning c
Tagalog: sabong
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Volapük: higokakomip
cockfighting
present participle and gerund of cockfight Anagrams [ edit ] 