dodo

Signification (Anglais)

1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
2. (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
3. A hole in one.

Concepts

dodo

😴

dronte

🦤

fossile

barbon

volatile stupide

dronte de Maurice

raphus cucullatus

Synonymes

fogey

fogy

Raphus cucullatus

fossil

solitaires

mummy

stupid

auk

Traductions

Dronte

🦤

dodo

🦤

dodo

🦤

Dodo

🦤

Doudo

Dudu

dodo

🦤

διδώ

dodô

🦤

dodó

dronte

🦤

dronte

🦤

δοδώ

dronte

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdəʊdəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.