Significado da palavra cuckoo em português

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cuckoo

US /ˈkʊk.uː/
UK /ˈkʊk.uː/
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Substantivo

1.

cuco

a medium-sized, long-tailed bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred white underparts, noted for its characteristic two-note call and its habit of laying eggs in the nests of other birds.

Exemplo:
The sound of the cuckoo signaled the arrival of spring.
The female cuckoo lays her eggs in other birds' nests.
2.

cuco

a person who is foolish or insane.

Exemplo:
He's gone completely cuckoo, talking to himself all day.
Only a cuckoo would try to climb that mountain without equipment.

Adjetivo

cuco

crazy; foolish.

Exemplo:
Are you completely cuckoo to think that's a good idea?
His ideas are a bit cuckoo, but sometimes they work.