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cuckoo

/ˈkʌˌkuː/KUH-koo
/ˈkʌˌku/KUH-koo

Meaninga cuckoo

Common meaning: a bird with a two-note call

Journey through time

  1. Latincuculus‘a cuckoo’source
  2. Frenchcoucouwsource
  3. Middle Englishcoccowsource
  4. Englishcuckoo‘a bird with a two-note call’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cuculus ‘a cuckoo’.

Roots

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