coucou

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English

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Noun

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coucou (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food)

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cuculus.

Noun

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coucou m (plural coucous) (ORB, broad)

  1. cuckoo

References

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  • coucou in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • coucou in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French cucu; onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo (bird), coucou, or from Latin cuculus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.ku/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

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coucou m (plural coucous)

  1. cuckoo (the bird)
  2. cuckoo (the cry of the bird)
  3. cuckoo clock
  4. cowslip (flower)
  5. (informal) old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety

Descendants

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  • Persian: کوکو (kuku)

Interjection

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coucou

  1. cuckoo; the call of the cuckoo
  2. (colloquial, informal) hiya, hey; an informal greeting
  3. (colloquial, informal, by extension) an informal goodbye, bye-bye

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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coucou m (plural coucous)

  1. toad
    Synonyms: costro, sapo, estombo

References

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French cucu, from Latin cucūlus.

Noun

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coucou m (plural coucous)

  1. (Jersey) cuckoo
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 534:
      En Avril, le coucou crie, s'il est en vie.
      In April, the cuckoo sings, if he is alive.
  2. (Jersey) striped wrasse