decoy C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈdiˌkɔɪ/ UK /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun something used to lure or mislead, often a fake bird Hunters set a wooden decoy among the reeds. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · something used to lure or... lurebaittrapenticementsnareblindployred herring Etymology AI details Probably from Dutch de kooi ('the cage'), from Middle Dutch kouw, from Latin cavea ('cage, hollow'). Originally a pond with cages or netting used to capture wildfowl. de kooi Dutch cavea Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Animals Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # decoy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdiˌkɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ ## Meanings 1. something used to lure or mislead, often a fake bird ## Examples - Hunters set a wooden decoy among the reeds. ## Synonyms - lure - bait - trap - enticement - snare - blind - ploy - red herring ## Roots and Affixes - Root: de kooi - Root: cavea ## Etymology Probably from Dutch de kooi ('the cage'), from Middle Dutch kouw, from Latin cavea ('cage, hollow'). Originally a pond with cages or netting used to capture wildfowl. ## AI Etymology Decoy is probably from Dutch de kooi ('the cage'), from Middle Dutch kouw, from Latin cavea ('cage, hollow'). Originally a pond with cages or netting used to capture wildfowl. Important recorded forms include de kooi (Dutch) and cavea (Latin). The current sense covers something used to lure or mislead, often a fake bird. ## Topics - Animals - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown