noun
squab; young pigeon
Refers to a young pigeon, especially one still in the nest or not yet fully fledged.
公園で子鳩を見つけた。
I found a young pigeon in the park.
noun
pigeon meat
Only when written 仔鳩
Used in culinary contexts to refer to pigeon meat, often written as 仔鳩.
フランス料理では仔鳩のローストが有名だ。
Roast squab is famous in French cuisine.
Compound of 子 (こ, 'child') and 鳩 (はと, 'pigeon'), with rendaku voicing of はと to ばと.