cuculus

Significat (Anglès)

1. (declension-2) cuckoo (bird)
2. (declension-2) a term of reproach (specifically a cuckold)

Conceptes

cucut

Traduccions

cuckoo

Kuckuck

cuco

coucou

coguol

koekoek

cuculo

κούκος

cuco

cucù

وقواق

guguk

cuclillo

cocut

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[kʊˈkuː.ɫʊs]

Etimologia (Anglès)

Echoic of the male bird's mating cry, similar to English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Middle Irish cuach, Polish kukułka, Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), Finnish kukkua.