coucou

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English

Noun

coucou (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of coo-coo (“Barbadian food”)

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Old French cucu; onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo (bird), coucou, or from Latin cuculus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ku/
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  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

coucou m (plural coucous)

  1. cuckoo (the bird)
  2. cuckoo (the cry of the bird)
  3. cuckoo clock
  4. cowslip (flower)
  5. (informal) old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety

Interjection

coucou

  1. cuckoo; the call of the cuckoo
  2. (colloquial) hiya, hey; an informal greeting
    1. (colloquial) (by extension) an informal goodbye, bye-bye

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

coucou m (plural coucous)

  1. toad
    Synonyms: costro, sapo, estombo

References

  • “coucou” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cucu, from Latin cucūlus.

Noun

coucou m (plural coucous)

  1. (Jersey) cuckoo
  2. (Jersey) striped wrasse
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