coua

See also: Coua

English

Wikispecies

A coua (Coua gigas)

Etymology

From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

Noun

coua (plural couas)

1. A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.

Translations

bird of the genus Coua

• Czech: kukalka
• Dutch: coua (nl)
• Finnish: kuku (fi)
• French: coua (fr) m
• German: Seidenkuckuck m
• Navajo: kwaʼii
• Russian: мадагаска́рская куку́шка f (madagaskárskaja kukúška)

French

Etymology

Coined 1821, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.a/

Noun

coua m (plural couas)

1. coua