"cucu" meaning in Portuguese

See cucu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /kuˈku/ [Brazil], /kuˈku/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare English cuckoo. Etymology templates: {{onom|pt}} Onomatopoeic, {{cog|en|cuckoo}} English cuckoo Head templates: {{head|pt|intj}} cucu
  1. Imitating the cry of the cuckoo.
    Sense id: en-cucu-pt-intj-b5GC4qf0 Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 18 38 36 8
  2. Used to express the arrival of a new person or something unexpected.
    Sense id: en-cucu-pt-intj-xu4a0JQi Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 18 38 36 8

Noun

IPA: /kuˈku/ [Brazil], /kuˈku/ [Portugal] Forms: cucus [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare English cuckoo. Etymology templates: {{onom|pt}} Onomatopoeic, {{cog|en|cuckoo}} English cuckoo Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cucu m (plural cucus)
  1. (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul) dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) Tags: Brazil, masculine Synonyms: cuco-canela, papa-lagarta-acanelado, chincoã
    Sense id: en-cucu-pt-noun-KgKQ7HXn Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Gaúcho Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese onomatopoeias, Animal sounds, Birds Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 5 28 65 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese onomatopoeias: 2 32 61 5 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 18 38 36 8 Disambiguation of Birds: 3 2 89 6
  2. cry of the cuckoo Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cucu-pt-noun-JaCKAlXo

Inflected forms

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