kuko

See also: kūkō, and куко

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kukó

1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

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Basque

Noun

kuko

1. locative singular of ku

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• kuku

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ˈkuko/ [ˈku.ko]

Noun

kuko

1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
2. (by extension) claws

   Synonym: pangamros

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ko
• IPA^(key): /kuʔˈko/ [kuʔˈko]

Noun

kuko

1. (anatomy) chin

   Synonym: baba

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ko
• IPA^(key): /kuˈko/ [kʊˈko]

Noun

kuko

1. a fingernail
2. a toenail
3. a claw; a talon

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kuko.

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Esperanto

Etymology

From German Kuchen, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake”). Compare Yiddish קוכן (kukhn), Dutch koek. Doublet of kiŝo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuko]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uko
• Hyphenation: ku‧ko

Noun

kuko (accusative singular kukon, plural kukoj, accusative plural kukojn)

1. cake

Derived terms

• kukejo (“confectioner's shop”)
• kuketo (“cookie; cupcake, muffin”)

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuko/

Noun

kuko (plural kuki)

1. cake

Derived terms

• kukajo

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Japanese

Romanization

kuko

1. Rōmaji transcription of クコ

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Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kukó

1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kuko (Cyrillic spelling куко)

1. vocative singular of kuka

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ko
• IPA^(key): /kuˈko/, [kʊˈxo]

Noun

kukó

1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)