kukuryku

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.kuˈrɘ.ku/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘku
  • Syllabification: ku‧ku‧ry‧ku

Interjection

kukuryku

  1. cock-a-doodle-doo (the call of a rooster)

Noun

kukuryku n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) cry of the rooster
  2. (colloquial, humorous) cowlick (tuft of hair sticking up)
    Hypernym: włosy
  3. (prison slang) waking the prison guard for fun

Derived terms

phrase

Further reading

  • kukuryku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kukuryku in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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