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['kʊkuː]nome cuculo m.* * *['kuku:]plural - cuckoos; noun(a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.) cuculo, cucù* * *['kʊkuː]1. ncuculo, cucù m inv2. adjfam tocco (-a), matto (-a)* * *cuckoo /ˈkʊku:/A n. (pl. cuckoos)(zool., Cuculus canorus) cuculoB a.(fam. antiq.) eccentrico; strambo; pazzo; matto● cuckoo clock, orologio a cucù □ (bot.) cuckoo-flower, ( Cardamine pratensis) cardamine (o billeri, o crescione) dei prati; viola dei pesci (region.); ( Lychnis flos-cuculi) fior di cuculo; ( Oxalis acetosella) acetosella, alleluia □ (fig.) a cuckoo in the nest, un cuculo nel nido □ (fam. antiq. USA) cuckoo's nest, manicomio □ (bot.) cuckoo pint ( Arum maculatum), aro; gigaro; pan di serpe; lingua di serpe; piè di vitello □ (fam.) cuckoo spit, schiuma bianca della larva della sputacchina ( insetto degli Omotteri).(to) cuckoo /ˈkʊku:/v. i.fare cuccù; fare il verso del cuculo.* * *['kʊkuː]nome cuculo m.
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