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1 cuckoo
'kuku:plural - cuckoos; noun(a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.) cucocuckoo n cucotr['kʊkʊː]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcuckoo clock reloj nombre masculino de cucocuckoo ['ku:.ku:, 'kʊ-] adj: loco, chifladoadj.• loco, -a adj.n.• cuco s.m.• cuquillo s.m.
I 'kuːkuː, 'kʊkuːa) ( bird) cuco m, cucú m, cuclillo mb) ( call) cucú m
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adjective (colloq) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)['kʊkuː]1.N cuco m, cuclillo m2.ADJ * loco, lelo *3.CPDcuckoo clock N — reloj m de cuco, cucú m
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I ['kuːkuː, 'kʊkuː]a) ( bird) cuco m, cucú m, cuclillo mb) ( call) cucú m
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adjective (colloq) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)
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