cocu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin coccum.

Noun

cocu m (plural cocos)

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)
2. worm
3. bug
4. coconut palm

References

• Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.
• Xosé Lluis García Arias, Diccionariu Etimolóxicu de la Llingua Asturiana (DELLA). Universidá d'Uviéu & Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2017-2021 →ISBN.

French

Etymology

From coucou (“cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ky/

• Audio:

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Noun

cocu m (plural cocus, feminine cocue)

1. cuckold

   Synonym: cornard

Derived terms

• chance de cocu
• cocufier

Adjective

cocu (feminine cocue, masculine plural cocus, feminine plural cocues)

1. cuckolded
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 16; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:

     C’était le genre de fille à qui sa mère a appris qu’on ne fond pas en larmes quand on apprend qu’on est cocue.

     She was the kind of girl whose mother had taught her not to burst into tears when you find out your boyfriend is cheating on you.

Further reading

• “cocu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Sicilian

See also: Cocu and Lu Cocu

Alternative forms

• coco

Etymology

From Latin coquus (“cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ku/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷɔ.ku/ (Diphtongized)
• Hyphenation: cò‧cu

Noun

cocu m (plural cochi)

1. A cook; person who makes food.

Related terms

• arrùstiri
• cravuni
• còciri
• frìjiri
• manciari
• scòciri
• tannura

 

Descendants

• → English: Coco, Lo Coco
• → Italian: Coco, Lo Coco
• → Maltese: kok