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Translation of cock in Spanish:

cock

gallo, n.

Pronunciation: /kɑk//kɒk/

noun

  • 1

    • 1.1(male fowl)

      gallo masculine
      to think one's the cock of the walk — creerse el amo del cotarro

    • 1.2(male bird)

      macho masculine
      (pheasant/sparrow) (before noun) macho masculine

  • 2

    • 2.1(valve, tap)

      llave de paso feminine

    • 2.2(in firearm)

      percutor masculine

  • 3vulgar slang

    (penis)
    verga feminine
    pija feminine River Plate vulgar slang
    polla feminine Spain vulgar slang
    pico masculine Chile vulgar slang

  • 4Britishinformal

    (pal)
    macho masculine informal

  • 5Britishinformal

    (nonsense)
    (feminine plural) tonterías
    (feminine plural) pendejadas Latin America Southern Cone vulgar slang
    (feminine plural) gilipolleces Spain informal
    (feminine plural) huevadas Andes vulgar slang

transitive verb

  • 1

    (gun) montar
    (gun) amartillar

  • 2

    (tilt)
    (head) ladear
    he cocked his hat — se ladeó el sombrero

  • 3

    (raise)
    (ears) levantar
    (ears) parar Latin America
    the dog cocked its leg at each tree — el perro levantaba la pata en cada árbol
    • try and keep an ear cocked for the mailman — estáte atento / pendiente por si viene el cartero