"cuccu" meaning in All languages combined

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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

Noun [Sicilian]

IPA: /ˈkuk.ku/, [ˈku.kːʊ]
Rhymes: -uccu Etymology: From an unattested Late Latin *cuccus, possibly a Wanderwort, ultimately from the same source of Latin cuculus ~ cucus. Possibly of imitative origin. Cognate with English cuckoo, Greek κούκκος (koúkkos), Italian cuculo. Etymology templates: {{inh|scn|la-lat|*cuccus}} Late Latin *cuccus, {{inh|scn|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus, {{cog|en|cuckoo}} English cuckoo, {{cog|el|κούκκος}} Greek κούκκος (koúkkos), {{cog|it|cuculo}} Italian cuculo Head templates: {{scn-noun|cucc|m|u|hi}} {{head|scn|noun|head=cuccu|g=m|g2= |plural}
  1. owl
    Sense id: en-cuccu-scn-noun-EPcSe5gL
  2. jinx
    Sense id: en-cuccu-scn-noun-F-RHFb8W
  3. (historical, derogatory, communities neighbouring Buscemi) an inhabitant of Buscemi Tags: derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-cuccu-scn-noun-n2bpLpwS Categories (other): Buscemese Sicilian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cuccari, cuccata, cucchijari
Related terms: cucca, occhiu di suli, ucchiata, ucchiatura, carcarazza, ciavula, cucchia, cucchiara, palumma, pàpara, pàssaru, pìgula, struneḍḍu

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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  ],
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "expansion": "English cuckoo",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkuk.ku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.kːʊ]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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    "Sicilian terms derived from Latin",
    "Sicilian terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Sicilian terms inherited from Latin"
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      "word": "cuccari"
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      "word": "cuccata"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "ucchiatura"
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    {
      "word": "carcarazza"
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      "word": "ciavula"
    },
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      "word": "cucchiara"
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      "word": "palumma"
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      "word": "pàssaru"
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      "word": "pìgula"
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      "ipa": "[ˈku.kːʊ]"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-uccu"
    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for cuccu meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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