coucou
English
Noun
coucou (uncountable)
- Alternative form of coo-coo (“Barbadian food”)
French
Etymology
From Old French cucu; onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo (bird), coucou, or from Latin cuculus.
Pronunciation
Interjection
coucou
- (colloquial) hiya, hey; an informal greeting
Noun
coucou m (plural coucous)
- cuckoo (the bird)
- cuckoo (the cry of the bird)
- cuckoo clock
- cowslip (flower)
- (informal) old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety
Derived terms
Further reading
- “coucou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French cucu, from Latin cucūlus.
Noun
coucou m (plural coucous)
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