kukuryku

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.kuˈrɨ.ku/

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• Rhymes: -ɨku
• Syllabification: ku‧ku‧ry‧ku

Interjection

kukuryku

1. cock-a-doodle-doo (the call of a rooster)

Noun

kukuryku n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) cry of the rooster
2. (colloquial, humorous) cowlick (tuft of hair sticking up)

   Hypernym: włosy

3. (prison slang) waking the prison guard for fun

Derived terms

phrase

• ani be, ani me, ani kukuryku

 

Further reading

• kukuryku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kukuryku in Polish dictionaries at PWN