"cuco" meaning in Galician

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkukʊ] Forms: cucos [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese; either onomatopoeic, or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux). Etymology templates: {{inh|gl|roa-opt|-}} Old Galician-Portuguese, {{onomatopoeic|gl|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{inh|gl|la-lat|cucus}} Late Latin cucus, {{inh|gl|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus, {{der|gl|grc|κόκκυξ}} Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) Head templates: {{gl-noun|m}} cuco m (plural cucos)
  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Tags: masculine Synonyms: cuquelo
    Sense id: en-cuco-gl-noun-MmWYkEx6 Categories (other): Galician onomatopoeias, Birds Disambiguation of Galician onomatopoeias: 78 22 Disambiguation of Birds: 50 5 45
  2. limpet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cuco-gl-noun-IJ1jQFRi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calzón de cuco, herba do cuco, ledo coma un cuco, pan do cuco
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} cuco
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cucar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: cucar
    Sense id: en-cuco-gl-verb-dfLq3qcC Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Birds Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 33 8 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 26 8 40 2 3 0 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 4 42 1 2 0 19 1 1 Disambiguation of Birds: 50 5 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "calzón de cuco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "herba do cuco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ledo coma un cuco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pan do cuco"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "la-lat",
        "3": "cucus"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin cucus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cuculus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cuculus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κόκκυξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese; either onomatopoeic, or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cucos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cuco m (plural cucos)",
      "name": "gl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Galician",
  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Galician onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 5 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gl",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "gl:Birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail",
          "raw_tags": [
            "proverb"
          ],
          "text": "Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar",
          "translation": "Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuco-gl-noun-MmWYkEx6",
      "links": [
        [
          "cuckoo",
          "cuckoo"
        ],
        [
          "Cuculus canorus",
          "Cuculus canorus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cuquelo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "limpet"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuco-gl-noun-IJ1jQFRi",
      "links": [
        [
          "limpet",
          "limpet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkukʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuco"
}

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        "1": "gl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Galician",
  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 8 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Galician entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "26 8 40 2 3 0 16 2 2",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "29 4 42 1 2 0 19 1 1",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "50 5 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gl",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "gl:Birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cucar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of cucar"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuco-gl-verb-dfLq3qcC",
      "links": [
        [
          "cucar",
          "cucar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuco"
}
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    "Galician entries with incorrect language header",
    "Galician lemmas",
    "Galician masculine nouns",
    "Galician non-lemma forms",
    "Galician nouns",
    "Galician onomatopoeias",
    "Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Galician terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Galician terms derived from Latin",
    "Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Galician terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Galician terms inherited from Latin",
    "Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Galician verb forms",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "gl:Birds"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "calzón de cuco"
    },
    {
      "word": "herba do cuco"
    },
    {
      "word": "ledo coma un cuco"
    },
    {
      "word": "pan do cuco"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "la-lat",
        "3": "cucus"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin cucus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cuculus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cuculus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κόκκυξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese; either onomatopoeic, or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cucos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cuco m (plural cucos)",
      "name": "gl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Galician",
  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Galician terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail",
          "raw_tags": [
            "proverb"
          ],
          "text": "Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar",
          "translation": "Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cuckoo",
          "cuckoo"
        ],
        [
          "Cuculus canorus",
          "Cuculus canorus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cuquelo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "limpet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "limpet",
          "limpet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkukʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuco"
}

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    "Galician entries with incorrect language header",
    "Galician non-lemma forms",
    "Galician verb forms",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "gl:Birds"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "cuco",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Galician",
  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cucar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of cucar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cucar",
          "cucar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuco"
}

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