cucú

See also: cucu, cucù, and cücü

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈku/ [kuˈku]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: cu‧cú

Adjective

cucú (invariable)

1. (colloquial) demented, crazy

Noun

cucú m (plural cucús or cucúes)

1. cuckoo

   Synonym: cuclillo

2. (Dominican Republic) burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)

Derived terms

• reloj cucú

 

Further reading

• “cucú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014