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- Middle English · inherited fromcokkoupintel
- English todaycuckoopint
From earlier cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum. Full definition →
From earlier cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.