bantam

See also: Bantam and bận tâm

English

Etymology

From Dutch Bantam (a city in Java).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæntəm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -æntəm

Noun

bantam (plural bantams)

Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
(sports) A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.

Derived terms

Translations

chicken

Afrikaans: kapokhoendertjie
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: krielkip (nl) f
Finnish: kääpiökana (fi)
French: poule naine f
German: Zwerghuhn n
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Indonesian: ayam katik (id), ayam kate (slang)
Irish: gearrchearc f (hen), gearrchoileach m (cock)
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: バンタム (bantamu)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Lao: ແຈ້ (chǣ), ໄກ່ແຈ້ (kai chǣ)
Lingala: please add this translation if you can
Malay: ayam katik
Portuguese: garnisé (pt) m or f
Russian: бента́мка f (bentámka), банта́мка f (bantámka)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swahili: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: gà ri (vi)

sports age division

Finnish: D-juniorit pl
French: minime (fr) m or f

Adjective

bantam (not comparable)

Small or miniature.
Spirited or aggressive.

Anagrams

Batman, batman

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