# cuco
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare to Catalan cuc or Sardinian cucurra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuko/
* Rhymes: -uko
* Syllabification: cu‧co

### Noun

cuco m
* worm

#### Derived terms

* cuca
* cuca de luz
* cuco de la seda

### References

* ↑ “cuco”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* cuco on the Aragonese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{an}$

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese; either onomatopoeic, or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkukʊ]

### Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)
* cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    Synonym: cuquelo
    Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar (proverb)Three birdies pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail
* limpet

#### Derived terms

* calzón de cuco
* herba do cuco
* ledo coma un cuco
* pan do cuco

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuco, from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.ku/

### Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)
* cuckoo (the bird)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuko/ [ˈku.ko]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -uko
* Syllabification: cu‧co

### Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

#### Noun

cuco m (plural cucos)
* cuckoo

##### Derived terms

* reloj de cuco

#### Adjective

cuco (feminine cuca, masculine plural cucos, feminine plural cucas)
* clever, cunning
    Synonyms: astuto, pillo
* cute
    Synonym: mono

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese coco, see more at Spanish Wikipedia.

#### Noun

cuco m (plural cucos, feminine cuca, feminine plural cucas)
* (folklore) bogeyman (ghost or monster to scare children)
    Synonyms: coco, cuca, cucuy
* (figurative) bogeyman
** 18 December 2022, Diego Morini, “¡Argentina campeón mundial! La coronación del orgullo: la selección de Messi ganó la mejor final de la historia y se compró un lugar en el cielo del fútbol”, in La Nación‎:Se mueve con un hambre que asusta y le metió miedo en la primera parte al equipo francés, que hasta aquí era el cuco.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Further reading

* “cuco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

### Noun

cuco m (plural cuchi)
* cuckoo