käki — meaning in English

English meaning

• cuckoo noun A gray-brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
• persimmon noun A sweet orange fruit that is very astringent and unpleasant if eaten before it is fully ripe.

Senses

käki is used for these senses in English:

• cuckoo A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
• persimmon The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
• persimmon The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

cuckoo — full definition

1. noun A gray-brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
2. adj Informal word for crazy or not making sense.
3. verb To move into and take over someone's home, often a vulnerable person's, in order to use it for criminal activity.

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