Etymology

coo-coo

Today it means: The two-note vocalisation made by the male of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), or imitation of this by a cuckoo clock. Full definition →

Yoruba kuuku ← Akan kukú
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coo-coo · noun1

Imitative of the bird's song.

coo-coo · noun2

  1. Akan · derived fromkukú
  2. Yoruba · derived fromkuuku“corn dumpling”
  3. English todaycoo-coo

Ulitmately from various west African languages, as Yoruba kuuku (“corn dumpling”) and Akan kukú.

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