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Meaning of kukavica | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kûkaʋit͡sa

Definitions

  1. cuckoo
  2. coward
  3. Equivalent to 'Cuckoo': 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...

Equivalents

Bosanski kukavica
English coward Cuckoo
Hrvatski kukavica

Examples

“Majka kukavice ne plače.”

The mother of a coward does not cry.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

kukavičluk kuke kuki Kukljica kuknjava kuko

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