cocu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin coccum.

Noun

cocu m (plural cocos)

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)
2. worm
3. bug
4. coconut palm

References

• Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.
• 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/

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Noun

cocu m (plural cocus, feminine cocue)

1. cuckold

   Synonym: cornard

Derived terms

• chance de cocu
• cocufier

Adjective

cocu (feminine cocue, masculine plural cocus, feminine plural cocues)

1. cuckolded

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

• coco

Etymology

From Latin coquus (“cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ku/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷɔ.ku/ (Diphtongized)
• Hyphenation: cò‧cu

Noun

cocu m (plural cochi)

1. A cook; person who makes food.

Related terms

• arrùstiri
• cravuni
• còciri
• frìjiri
• manciari
• scòciri
• tannura

 

Descendants

• → English: Coco, Lo Coco
• → Italian: Coco, Lo Coco
• → Maltese: kok