cuquelo

Attested since circa 1750. From cuco +‎ -elo.

• IPA^(key): [kuˈkɛlʊ]

cuquelo m (plural cuquelos)

1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

   Synonym: cuco

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuquelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuquelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuquelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN