How to pronounce covey
American English pronunciation
KUV-ee
- IPA
- /ˈkʌvi/
- Syllables
- KUV · ee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What covey means
A small flock of birds such as quail or partridges
In a sentence: A covey of quail burst out of the tall grass.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old French covée, a brood of chicks, from a verb meaning to sit on eggs. That goes back to Latin cubare, to lie down.
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