cuco

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese; either onomatopoeic, or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkukʊ]

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)

  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    Synonym: cuquelo
    Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar (proverb)
    Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail
  2. limpet

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuco, from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ku/

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)

  1. cuckoo (the bird)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuko/ [ˈku.ko]
  • (Castilian)
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: cu‧co

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)

  1. cuckoo
Derived terms

Adjective

cuco (feminine cuca, masculine plural cucos, feminine plural cucas)

  1. clever, cunning
    Synonyms: astuto, pillo
  2. cute
    Synonym: mono

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese côco, see more at Spanish Wikipedia.

Noun

cuco m (plural cucos, feminine cuca, feminine plural cucas)

  1. (folklore) bogeyman (ghost or monster to scare children)
    Synonyms: coco, cuca, cucuy
  2. (figurative) bogeyman
    • 18 December 2022, Diego Morini, “¡Argentina campeón mundial! La coronación del orgullo: la selección de Messi ganó la mejor final de la historia y se compró un lugar en el cielo del fútbol”, in La Nación:
      Se mueve con un hambre que asusta y le metió miedo en la primera parte al equipo francés, que hasta aquí era el cuco.
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Further reading

Venetian

Etymology

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

Noun

cuco m (plural cuchi)

  1. cuckoo
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