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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
- worm
Derived terms
References
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)
- 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
- limpet
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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)
- cuckoo (the bird)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuko/
- 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)
- cuckoo
Derived terms
Adjective
cuco (feminine cuca, masculine plural cucos, feminine plural cucas)
- clever, cunning
- Synonyms: astuto, pillo
- cute
- Synonym: mono
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese côco, see more at Spanish Wikipedia.
Noun
cuco m (plural cucos, feminine cuca, feminine plural cucas)
- (folklore) bogeyman (ghost or monster to scare children)
- Synonyms: coco, cuca, cucuy
- (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)
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Venetian
Etymology
From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).
Noun
cuco m (plural cuchi)
- cuckoo