"coucou" meaning in French

See coucou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ku.ku/ Audio: Fr-coucou.ogg
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French cucu; onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo (bird), coucou, or from Latin cuculus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|cucu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French cucu, {{inh+|fr|fro|cucu}} Inherited from Old French cucu, {{onomatopoeic|fr|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{inh|fr|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus
  1. cuckoo; the call of the cuckoo
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-intj-dvl1Zfar
  2. (colloquial, informal) hiya, hey; an informal greeting Tags: colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-intj-5vSP9hJX Categories (other): French greetings Disambiguation of French greetings: 4 54 7 4 7 4 7 14
  3. (colloquial, informal, by extension) an informal goodbye, bye-bye Tags: broadly, colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-intj-z2t8bobm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cc [Internet] Derived forms: coucouille

Noun

IPA: /ku.ku/ Audio: Fr-coucou.ogg Forms: coucous [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French cucu; onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo (bird), coucou, or from Latin cuculus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|cucu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French cucu, {{inh+|fr|fro|cucu}} Inherited from Old French cucu, {{onomatopoeic|fr|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{inh|fr|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} coucou m (plural coucous)
  1. cuckoo (the bird) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-noun-Bcjtqsao
  2. cuckoo (the cry of the bird) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-noun-L82OE~tY
  3. cuckoo clock Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-noun-GRidZOBx
  4. cowslip (flower) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-noun-eGq94vDs
  5. (informal) old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety Tags: informal, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cuckoos, Primrose family plants
    Sense id: en-coucou-fr-noun-SnYRGCgG Disambiguation of Cuckoos: 20 5 2 17 17 8 2 30 Disambiguation of Primrose family plants: 2 7 5 2 8 0 31 45 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French farewells, French onomatopoeias, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 6 1 2 0 1 82 Disambiguation of French farewells: 3 9 5 3 6 0 3 70 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 3 11 5 3 7 0 4 67 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 3 9 5 3 6 0 3 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cc [Internet]

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