cocu
See also: Cocu
Asturian
Etymology
Noun
cocu m (plural cocos)
References
- “cocu” in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). →ISBN.
- Xosé Lluis García Arias, Diccionariu Etimolóxicu de la Llingua Asturiana (DELLA). Universidá d'Uviéu & Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2017-2021 →ISBN.
French
Etymology
From coucou (“cuckoo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.ky/
Audio: (file)
Noun
cocu m (plural cocus, feminine cocue)
Derived terms
Adjective
cocu (feminine cocue, masculine plural cocus, feminine plural cocues)
- cuckolded
- 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 16; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:
- C'était le genre de fille à qui sa mère a appris qu’on ne fond pas en larmes quand on apprend qu’on est cocue.
- She was the kind of girl whose mother had taught her not to burst into tears when you find out your boyfriend is cheating on you.
Further reading
- “cocu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Sicilian
See also: Cocu and Lu Cocu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ku/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈkʷɔ.ku/ (Diphtongized)
- Hyphenation: cò‧cu
Noun
cocu m (plural cochi)
- A cook; person who makes food.