cokkou
Middle English
/ˈkɔkuː/
noun
Definitions
- The cuckoo Cuculus canorus.
- (rare) The sound a cuckoo makes.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cucu.
Origin
Old French
cucu
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cuckoo English
- cuckoo-dove English
- cuckoo-hawk English
- cuckoobud English
- cuckooflower English
- cuckooness English
- cuckooshrike English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- cuculus Latin
- cucūlus Latin
- cucù Italian
- coucou French
- ko-ko Norwegian Nynorsk
- cucu Old French
- coucou Norman