kokeriko

Esperanto

Etymology

From French cocorico, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German kikeriki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kokeˈriko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ke‧ri‧ko

Noun

kokeriko (accusative singular kokerikon, plural kokerikoj, accusative plural kokerikojn)

  1. cry of a rooster; cock-a-doodle-doo
    • 1926, L. L. Zamenhof (tr.), “Malgranda Tuk”, in Fabeloj‎[1], volume 2, translation of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen:
      Ĉu vi aŭdas kokokrion, malgranda Tuk? Kokeriko! La kokinoj suprenflugas el la urbo Kjöge!
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