cuculus

Meaning

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

Concepts

cuckoo

fool

Common Cuckoo

Translations

Kuckuck

cuco

coucou

κούκος

cuco

cucù

cuculo

koekoek

coguol

cucut

وقواق

guguk

cocut

cuclillo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kʊˈkuː.ɫʊs]

Etymology

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.