How to pronounce rookery
American English pronunciation
ROOK-uh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈɹʊkəɹi/
- Syllables
- ROOK · uh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rookery means
A place where many birds or seals gather to nest or breed
In a sentence: The rocky island was a noisy rookery, packed with nesting seabirds.
Where it comes from: From rook, a kind of crow that nests in big noisy groups. The word was in use by 1725.
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