koekoek

Dutch

Cuculus canorus

Etymology

From Middle Dutch coecoec, of imitative origin, perhaps influenced by Latin cuculus and/or Old French cucu (modern French coucou).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.kuk/

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• Hyphenation: koe‧koek
• Rhymes: -ukuk
• Homophone: Koekoek

Noun

koekoek m (plural koekoeken, diminutive koekoekje n)

1. The common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
2. A cuckoo, any bird of the family Cuculidae
3. (architecture) A dormer
4. (rare) A homewrecker
5. (obsolete) A cuckold

   Synonym: hoorndrager

Derived terms

• grondkoekoek
• koekoeksbloem
• koekoeksei
• koekoeksklok
• koekoeksvogel
• Mechelse koekoek
• renkoekoek

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koekoek

Further reading

• koekoek on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl