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Meaning of kukuj | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈkukuj]

Definitions

goose egg (a swelling caused by a bump on the head)

Transylvania, dialectal

Examples

“A fejemre lett egy kukuj, ami azt illeti, de nagy baj úgyse történt, egye fene azt a harmincöt lejt, legalább megszabadultam a pasastól.”

I got a bump on my head, but it wasn’t a big deal; never mind the thirty-five lei, at least I got rid of that guy.

“A koppanás után kukuj nő – vagy cucuj, már az óvodában így mondtam: velem született nyelvhasadás.”

After the thud, a bump appears — or “cucuj,” as I used to say already in kindergarten: a congenital split in my tongue.

“Nálunk az a szokás ilyenkor, ha beveri a fejecskéjét, hogy ne nőjőn kukuj, fém kanalat vagy lapos kést nyomunk hozzá. De örülök, hogy komolyabb baja nem lett.”

With us, the custom in such cases — when a child bumps their little head — is to press a metal spoon or flat knife to it so that no bump forms. I’m glad it wasn’t anything more serious.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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