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squab
UK
/skwɒb/
US
/skwɑb/
Translations
squabs
pl
UK
/skwɒb/
US
/skwɑb/
The chef prepared a dish using a tender squab, which was cooked to perfection.
Le chef a préparé un plat à base de pigeonneau tendre, cuit à la perfection.
She replaced the old squab on the chair with a new, more comfortable one.
Elle a remplacé l’ancien coussin de la chaise par un nouveau, plus confortable.
Squab is considered a delicacy in many gourmet restaurants.
Le pigeonneau est considéré comme un mets délicat dans de nombreux restaurants gastronomiques.
Synonyms
more squab
Comp.
most squab
Super.
UK
/skwɒb/
US
/skwɑb/
Used attributively or predicatively meaning ‘plump, squat’ or ‘unfledged (of a bird)’
He was a squab little man with rosy cheeks.
C’était un petit homme trapu aux joues roses.
Additional translations
Archaic/rare: used to describe a flat, heavy or square impact (‘plump down’)
The apple landed squab on the wet ground.
La pomme est tombée lourdement sur le sol mouillé.
Definitions
The chef prepared a dish using a tender squab, which was cooked to perfection.
The character in the novel was described as a squab, with a round face and a jovial demeanor.
She replaced the old squab on the chair with a new, more comfortable one.
Squab is considered a delicacy in many gourmet restaurants.
He was a squab little man with rosy cheeks.
The squab chicks huddled together in the nest.
The apple landed squab on the wet ground.