coua

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English[edit]

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Coua

A coua (Coua gigas)

Etymology[edit]

From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

Noun[edit]

coua (plural couas)

A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.

Translations[edit]

bird of the genus Coua

Czech: kukalka
Dutch: coua (nl)
Finnish: kuku (fi)
French: coua (fr) m
German: Seidenkuckuck m
Navajo: kwaʼii
Russian: мадагаска́рская куку́шка f (madagaskárskaja kukúška)

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined 1821, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ku.a/

Noun[edit]

coua m (plural couas)

coua

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