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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lek1 (lek),USA pronunciation n., v. lekked, lek•king. [Animal Behav.]n. - Animal Behaviora traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
v.i. - Animal Behavior(of a male) to assemble in a lek and engage in competitive displays.
- Swedish: mating ground (perh. elliptically from lekställe), mating, game, play, Old Norse leikr play, cognate with Old English lāc struggle, offering, gift, Gothic laiks dance, Old High German leih melody
- 1865–70
- Currencyan aluminum coin and monetary unit of Albania, equal to 100 qintars.
Lek (lek),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River;
the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 mi. (64 km) long.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lek /lɛk/ n - a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from dialect lake (vb) from Old English lácan to frolic, fight, or perhaps from Swedish leka to play |