squab C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /skwɑb/ UK /skwɒb/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a young domestic pigeon raised for eating The chef served roasted squab on a bed of lentils. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a young domestic pigeon... pigeonfledglingnestling Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, probably of Scandinavian origin (cf. Swedish dialect skvabb 'loose flesh'), originally meaning something soft and fat. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # squab **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /skwɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /skwɒb/ ## Meanings 1. a young domestic pigeon raised for eating ## Examples - The chef served roasted squab on a bed of lentils. ## Synonyms - pigeon - fledgling - nestling ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, probably of Scandinavian origin (cf. Swedish dialect skvabb 'loose flesh'), originally meaning something soft and fat. ## AI Etymology Squab is of uncertain origin, probably of Scandinavian origin (cf. Swedish dialect skvabb 'loose flesh'), originally meaning something soft and fat. The quoted older sense, "loose flesh," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for squab. In present English it is used as a noun, "a young domestic pigeon raised for eating". The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown