cuccu

See also: cuccù

Middle English

Noun

cuccu

  1. alternative form of cokkou

Sicilian

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly of imitative origin and a Wanderwort. Likely from the same source of Latin cuculus ~ cucus; eventually also related and/or influenced by some derivate of Proto-West Germanic *kokk. Compare Old French coc, English cuckoo, Greek κούκκος (koúkkos), Italian cuculo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuk.ku/, [ˈku.kːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -uccu
  • Hyphenation: cùc‧cu

Noun

cuccu m (plural cucchi)

  1. owl
  2. jinx
  3. (historical, derogatory, exonym) an inhabitant of Buscemi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: cucco (regional)

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.