cuculus

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

cucù

cuculo

cu cu

Traduzioni

cuckoo

Kuckuck

cuco

coucou

κούκος

coguol

koekoek

cucut

cuco

وقواق

guguk

cuclillo

cocut

coguou

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[kʊˈkuː.ɫʊs]

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.