"cuccu" meaning in All languages combined

See cuccu on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} cuccu
  1. alternative form of cokkou Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cokkou
    Sense id: en-cuccu-enm-noun-aMaQbD9H Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 2 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 1 44 4

Noun [Sicilian]

IPA: /ˈkuk.ku/, [ˈku.kːʊ] Forms: cucchi [plural]
Rhymes: -uccu Etymology: Unclear. Possibly of imitative origin and a Wanderwort. Likely from the same source of Latin cuculus ~ cucus; eventually also related and/or influenced by some derivate of Proto-West Germanic *kokk. Compare Old French coc, English cuckoo, Greek κούκκος (koúkkos), Italian cuculo ~ cucco, and Galician coco (“bogeyman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|scn|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus, {{der|scn|gmw-pro|*kokk}} Proto-West Germanic *kokk, {{cog|fro|coc}} Old French coc, {{cog|en|cuckoo}} English cuckoo, {{cog|el|κούκκος}} Greek κούκκος (koúkkos), {{cog|it|cuculo}} Italian cuculo, {{cog|gl|coco||bogeyman}} Galician coco (“bogeyman”) Head templates: {{head|scn|noun|plural|cucchi||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=cuccu}} cuccu m (plural cucchi), {{scn-noun|cucc|m|u|hi}} cuccu m (plural cucchi)
  1. owl Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cuccu-scn-noun-EPcSe5gL
  2. a person suppose to bring bad luck; jinx. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cuccu-scn-noun-xxC2N9xS Categories (other): Pages with entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 1 44 4 Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 2 87 11
  3. (historical, derogatory, exonym) an inhabitant of Buscemi Tags: derogatory, historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-cuccu-scn-noun-n2bpLpwS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cuccari, cuccata, cucchijari
Related terms: cucca, occhiu di suli, ucchiata, ucchiatura, carcarazza, ciàvula, cucchia, cucchiara, palumma, pàpara, pàssaru, pìgula, struneḍḍu

Inflected forms

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      "id": "en-cuccu-scn-noun-EPcSe5gL",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkuk.ku/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈku.kːʊ]"
    },
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Download raw JSONL data for cuccu meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)

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