Meanings
nounpiet-my-vrou (plural piet-my-vrous)
plural piet-my-vrous
- South AfricaA red-chested cuckoo, of species Cuculus solitarus.
Origin
From Afrikaans piet-my-vrou, literally ‘Peter my wife’, supposed representation of the bird’s call.
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