cuckoo in Russian
cuckoo in Russian is куку́шка, кукушка, ку-ку — cuckoo means a gray-brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
cuckoo in Russian
куку́шка
Pronounced: kukushka
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
кукушка
Pronounced: kukushka
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
ку-ку
Pronounced: ku-ku
The sound of that particular bird.
кукушка
Pronounced: kukushka
The sound of that particular bird.
ку-ку
Pronounced: ku-ku
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
куку́шка
Pronounced: kukushka
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
кукушка
Pronounced: kukushka
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
ку-ку́
Pronounced: ku-ku
(slang) Someone who is crazy.
куковать
Pronounced: kukovat
To make the call of a cuckoo.
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 Russian?
"cuckoo" in Russian is куку́шка, кукушка, ку-ку. 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 pronounce куку́шка?
"cuckoo" in Russian is куку́шка, pronounced "kukushka".
How do you use "cuckoo" in a sentence?
Example: "A cuckoo clock chimes with a sound like the bird's call." In Russian, "cuckoo" is куку́шка, кукушка, ку-ку.
Are there other ways to say "cuckoo" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "cuckoo": куку́шка, кукушка, ку-ку, ку-ку́, куковать.
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