cockscomb

• Sustantivo con varios significados: planta de jardín con inflorescencias plumosas (celosia); un dandi presumido; el gorro de bufón con franja roja; o la cresta carnosa y roja en la cabeza de las aves de corral.

A noun with multiple meanings: a garden plant with featherlike flower spikes; a conceited dandy; a jester's cap with a red strip; or the fleshy red crest on the head of domestic fowl.

1. Fleshy crest of a birdB1formal

   The bright red, fleshy growth on the head of a rooster or other domestic fowl.

   Cresta carnosa de un ave

   • The rooster's cockscomb was a vibrant red.
   • The hen's cockscomb was smaller and paler than the rooster's.
   • The farmer noted the healthy color of the bird's cockscomb.

   Sinónimoscombcrest

2. Garden plantB2formalscientific

   A garden annual plant with feather-like spikes of red or yellow flowers.

   Cresta de gallo

   • She planted cockscomb in the flowerbed for a splash of color.
   • The cockscomb flowers bloomed in late summer.
   • The garden was full of tall cockscomb plants.

   Sinónimoscelosiacoxcomb

3. Jester's capC1formal

   A cap worn by court jesters, often adorned with a strip of red.

   Gorro de bufón

   • The jester wore a colorful cockscomb on his head.
   • The cockscomb was a traditional part of the court fool's costume.
   • The actor's costume included a jester's cockscomb.

4. Conceited personC2informal

   A person who is overly proud of their own accomplishments or appearance.

   Persona engreída

   • He strutted around like a cockscomb after winning the award.
   • Don't be such a cockscomb; no one likes a show-off.
   • The young actor was a bit of a cockscomb, always talking about his success.

   Sinónimosbraggartcoxcombdandyfopjackanapesnarcissistpeacockpopinjayprigswaggerer