cacatua

See also: Cacatua and cacatúa

Catalan

Etymology

From Malay kakaktua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.kəˈtu.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.kaˈtu.a]

Noun

cacatua f (plural cacatues)

1. cockatoo

Further reading

• “cacatua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Italian

Etymology

From Malay kakatuwa, kakatua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.kaˈtu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua
• Hyphenation: ca‧ca‧tù‧a

Noun

cacatua m (invariable)

1. cockatoo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• catatua

Etymology

From Malay kakatuwa, kakatua.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.kaˈtu.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.kaˈtu.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.kaˈtu.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.kɐˈtu.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ca‧tu‧a

Noun

cacatua f (plural cacatuas)

1. cockatoo (a bird)

Derived terms

• catatua

Descendants

• → French: cacatoès