cuckoo in Finnish
cuckoo in Finnish is käki, kukkuu, kukunta — cuckoo means a gray-brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
cuckoo in Finnish
käki
kukkuu
The sound of that particular bird.
kukunta
The sound of that particular bird.
käki
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
kukkuu
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
kukunta
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
kukkua
To make the call of a cuckoo.
hokea
To repeat something incessantly.
What does "cuckoo" mean?
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noun A gray-brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
"A cuckoo clock chimes with a sound like the bird's call."
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adj Informal word for crazy or not making sense.
"That plan sounds completely cuckoo to me."
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verb To move into and take over someone's home, often a vulnerable person's, in order to use it for criminal activity.
"Police say the gang had been cuckooing an elderly resident's flat."
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cuckoo in a sentence
- A cuckoo clock chimes with a sound like the bird's call.
- That plan sounds completely cuckoo to me.
- Police say the gang had been cuckooing an elderly resident's flat.
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What is "cuckoo" in Finnish?
"cuckoo" in Finnish is käki, kukkuu, kukunta. cuckoo means: A gray-brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
How do you use "cuckoo" in a sentence?
Example: "A cuckoo clock chimes with a sound like the bird's call." In Finnish, "cuckoo" is käki, kukkuu, kukunta.
Are there other ways to say "cuckoo" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "cuckoo": käki, kukkuu, kukunta, kukkua, hokea.
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