Meanings
alternative cockadoodledoo · alternative cocka-doodle-doo · alternative cock a doodle doo · alternative cocka doodle doo · alternative cock-a-doodle-do · alternative cockadoodledo · alternative cock a doodle do · alternative cocka-doodle-do · alternative cocka doodle do
- The cry of a rooster.
Hark, hark, I heare, the ſtraine of ſtrutting Chanticlere cry cockadidle-dowe.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 5, column 11 more example
Chook, chook, quack, quack, / Cock-a-doodle-doo; / All the ducks and the fowls / Admire me, they do.
1875 July 23, Sydney Punch, page 1, column 1
plural cock-a-doodle-doos · alternative cockadoodledoo · alternative cocka-doodle-doo · alternative cock a doodle doo · alternative cocka doodle doo · alternative cock-a-doodle-do · alternative cockadoodledo · alternative cock a doodle do · alternative cocka-doodle-do · alternative cocka doodle do
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Onomatopoeic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans koekelekoe
- koekelekoeimitating the cry of the rooster
Arabic كُوكُوكُوكُو
- كُوكُوكُوكُو (kūkūkūkū)imitating the cry of the rooster
Basque kukurruku
- kukurrukuimitating the cry of the rooster
Bulgarian кукуригу
- кукуригу (kukurigu)imitating the cry of the rooster
Catalan quiquiriquic, quequerequec
- quiquiriquicimitating the cry of the rooster
- quequerequecimitating the cry of the rooster
- quicaraquicimitating the cry of the rooster
- cocorococimitating the cry of the rooster
Chinese Mandarin 咕咕咕, 喔喔喔
- 咕咕咕 (gūgūgū)imitating the cry of the rooster
- 喔喔喔 (wōwōwō)imitating the cry of the rooster
Czech kikirikí, kykyryký
- kikirikíimitating the cry of the rooster
- kykyrykýimitating the cry of the rooster
Danish kykkeliky, kykliky
- kykkelikyimitating the cry of the rooster
- kyklikyimitating the cry of the rooster
- kykelikyimitating the cry of the rooster
Dutch kukeleku
- kukelekuimitating the cry of the rooster
Esperanto kokeriko
- kokerikoimitating the cry of the rooster
Estonian kikerikii, kukeleegu
- kikerikiiimitating the cry of the rooster
- kukeleeguimitating the cry of the rooster
Finnish kukkokiekuu
- kukkokiekuuimitating the cry of the rooster
French cocorico
- cocoricoimitating the cry of the rooster
German kikeriki
- kikerikiimitating the cry of the rooster
Greek κουκουρίκου, κικιρίκου
- κουκουρίκου (koukouríkou)imitating the cry of the rooster
- κικιρίκου (kikiríkou)imitating the cry of the rooster
Hebrew קוּקוּרִיקוּ
- קוּקוּרִיקוּ (kukurikú)imitating the cry of the rooster
Hindi कुक्रूकु
- कुक्रूकु (kukrūku)imitating the cry of the rooster
Hungarian kukurikú, kukorikú
- kukurikúimitating the cry of the rooster
- kukorikúimitating the cry of the rooster
- kukorékoláscry of the rooster
Icelandic gaggalagó, gaggalagú
- gaggalagóimitating the cry of the rooster
- gaggalagúimitating the cry of the rooster
Indonesian kukuruyuk
- kukuruyukimitating the cry of the rooster
Irish coc-a-dúdal-dú
- coc-a-dúdal-dúimitating the cry of the rooster
Italian chicchirichì, cuccurucù
- chicchirichìimitating the cry of the rooster
- cuccurucùimitating the cry of the rooster
Japanese コケコッコー, こけこっこー
- コケコッコーimitating the cry of the rooster
- こけこっこーimitating the cry of the rooster
- こけこっこう (kokekokkō)imitating the cry of the rooster
Korean 꼬끼오, 꼬끼오 꼬꼬
- 꼬끼오 (kkokkio)imitating the cry of the rooster
- 꼬끼오 꼬꼬 (kkokkio kkokko)imitating the cry of the rooster
Latin cocococo, coco coco
- cocococoimitating the cry of the rooster
- coco cocoimitating the cry of the rooster
Latvian kikerigū
- kikerigūimitating the cry of the rooster
Lithuanian kakariekū
- kakariekūimitating the cry of the rooster
Malay kukurukuk, kokokan
- kukurukukimitating the cry of the rooster
- kokokancry of the rooster
Māori tekekō, tekekō
- tekekōimitating the cry of the rooster
- tekekōcry of the rooster
Norwegian kykeliky
- kykelikyimitating the cry of the rooster
Persian قوقولی قوقو
- قوقولی قوقو (ququli ququ)imitating the cry of the rooster
Polish kukuryku
- kukurykuimitating the cry of the rooster
Portuguese cocorocó, cocoricó
- cocorocóimitating the cry of the rooster
- cocoricóimitating the cry of the rooster
Romanian cucurigu, cucurigu
- cucuriguimitating the cry of the rooster
- cucurigucry of the rooster
Russian кукареку́, кукареку
- кукареку́ (kukarekú)imitating the cry of the rooster
- кукареку (kukareku)cry of the rooster
Scottish Gaelic gog a ghuidhe ghaoidhe, gog a bhitheal ao
- gog a ghuidhe ghaoidheimitating the cry of the rooster
- gog a bhitheal aoimitating the cry of the rooster
- gugalaidh-gùimitating the cry of the rooster
Slovak kikirikí
- kikirikíimitating the cry of the rooster
Spanish quiquiriquí, cocorocó
- quiquiriquíimitating the cry of the rooster
- cocorocóimitating the cry of the rooster
- cocoricóimitating the cry of the rooster
Swahili kokoliko
- kokolikoimitating the cry of the rooster
Swedish kuckeliku
- kuckelikuimitating the cry of the rooster
Tagalog tiktilaok
- tiktilaokimitating the cry of the rooster
Tamil கொக்கரக்கோ
- கொக்கரக்கோ (kokkarakkō)imitating the cry of the rooster
Thai เอ้กอีเอ้กเอ้ก
- เอ้กอีเอ้กเอ้ก (ek-ee-ek-ek)imitating the cry of the rooster
Turkish ü-ürü-ü
- ü-ürü-üimitating the cry of the rooster
Ukrainian кукуріку́
- кукуріку́ (kukurikú)imitating the cry of the rooster
Vietnamese ò ó o, o o
- ò ó oimitating the cry of the rooster
- o oimitating the cry of the rooster
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cock-a-doodle-doo
All rhymes →Cite this entry
cock-a-doodle-doo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock-a-doodle-doo
“cock-a-doodle-doo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock-a-doodle-doo. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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