coucou
English edit
Noun edit
coucou (uncountable)
- Alternative form of coo-coo (“Barbadian food”)
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French cucu; onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo (bird), coucou, or from Latin cuculus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coucou m (plural coucous)
- cuckoo (the bird)
- cuckoo (the cry of the bird)
- cuckoo clock
- cowslip (flower)
- (informal) old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety
Interjection edit
coucou
- cuckoo; the call of the cuckoo
- (colloquial) hiya, hey; an informal greeting
- (colloquial) (by extension) an informal goodbye, bye-bye
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “coucou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coucou m (plural coucous)
References edit
- “coucou” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French cucu, from Latin cucūlus.
Noun edit
coucou m (plural coucous)