- one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- a former state in southwestern India; merged with Travancore 1949; a part of Kerala state since 1956.
- former name of Kochi.
- a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956
- a port in SW India, on the Malabar Coast: the first European settlement in India, founded by Vasco da Gama in 1502: shipbuilding, engineering. Pop: 596 473 (2001)
- a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China
