leghorn

== English == === Alternative forms === Leghorn (chicken breed) === Etymology === Mid 18th century: from Leghorn (“Livorno”), the place the straw and fowls were imported from. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɡhɔːn/, /lɛˈɡɔːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɡhɔɹn/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n === Noun === leghorn (countable and uncountable, plural leghorns) (uncountable) A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric. (countable) A type of hat made from Leghorn straw. (countable) A small white chicken of a hardy breed. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Herlong == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English leghorn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛx.ɦɔrn/ Hyphenation: leg‧horn === Noun === leghorn m (plural leghorns, no diminutive) leghorn, breed of chicken from Livorno == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === leghorn f (plural leghorns) leghorn === Further reading === “leghorn”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012