cucu

See also: cucú, cucù, and cücü

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Noun

cucu m (plural cucos)

1. cuckoo

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay cucu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃut͡ʃu/
• Hyphenation: cu‧cu

Noun

cucu

1. grandchild (child of someone's child)

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French

Alternative forms

• cucul

Etymology

Reduplication of cul (“bum, bottom, arse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.ky/

Noun

cucu m (plural cucus)

1. (childish) bum, bottom, derriere.

Adjective

cucu (feminine singular cucue, masculine plural cucus, feminine plural cucues)

1. (colloquial) ridiculous, vacuous, stupid

Further reading

• “cucu” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cucu.

Noun

cucu (plural cucu-cucu, first-person possessive cucuku, second-person possessive cucumu, third-person possessive cucunya)

1. grandchild (child of someone’s child)

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuku/

Noun

cucu (plural cucus)

1. cuckoo
2. cuckold

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃut͡ʃu/
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃu, -t͡ʃu, -u

Noun

cucu (Jawi spelling چوچو‎, plural cucu-cucu, informal 1st possessive cucuku, impolite 2nd possessive cucumu, 3rd possessive cucunya)

1. grandchild (child of someone’s child)

Descendants

• Indonesian: cucu

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Mapudungun

Noun

cucu (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. maternal grandmother
2. grandchild

See also

• kuku

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.