cuco

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Aragonese

Etymology

Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare to Catalan cuc or Sardinian cucurra.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuko/
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: cu‧co

Noun

cuco m

  1. worm

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ cuco”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese; either onomatopoeic, or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Pronunciation

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)

  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    Synonym: cuquelo
    Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar (proverb)
    Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail
  2. limpet

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuco, from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Pronunciation

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)

  1. cuckoo (the bird)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuko/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: cu‧co

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)

  1. cuckoo
Derived terms

Adjective

cuco (feminine cuca, masculine plural cucos, feminine plural cucas)

  1. clever, cunning
    Synonyms: astuto, pillo
  2. cute
    Synonym: mono

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese côco, see more at Spanish Wikipedia.

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos, feminine cuca, feminine plural cucas)

  1. (folklore) bogeyman (ghost or monster to scare children)
    Synonyms: coco, cuca, cucuy
  2. (figurative) bogeyman
    • 18 December 2022, Diego Morini, “¡Argentina campeón mundial! La coronación del orgullo: la selección de Messi ganó la mejor final de la historia y se compró un lugar en el cielo del fútbol”, in La Nación:
      Se mueve con un hambre que asusta y le metió miedo en la primera parte al equipo francés, que hasta aquí era el cuco.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

Venetian

Etymology

From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Noun

cuco m (plural cuchi)

  1. cuckoo