crake

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kreɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krāk)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
crake  (krāk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several short-billed rails, esp. the corn crake.
  • Old Norse krākr, krāki crow
  • Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crake / kreɪk/
  1. any of several rails that occur in the Old World, such as the corncrake and the spotted crake
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse krāka crow or krākr raven, of imitative origin
'crake' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corn crake - cracknel - gimcrack - land rail

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