Meaning of Cuckoo | Babel Free
ˈkʊk.uːDefinitions
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- The sound of that particular bird.
- The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
- The cuckoo clock itself.
- A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- Someone who is crazy.
Equivalents
Беларуская
зязюля
Català
cucut
Ελληνικά
κούκος
Esperanto
kukolo
Euskara
kuku
فارسی
کوکو
Gaeilge
cuach
Íslenska
gaukur
ქართული
გუგული
Қазақша
көкек
Latina
cuculus
Lëtzebuergesch
Guckuck
Latviešu
dzeguze
Nederlands
koekoek
Română
cuc
Slovenčina
kukučka
Slovenščina
kukavica
Shqip
qyqe
తెలుగు
కోకిల
Українська
зозуля
Examples
“He knows me, as the blind man knows the cuckoo, / By the bad voice.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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