cocu

Syllable Decomposition

cocu

from the cuckoo, whose female lays its eggs in the nests of other species (parasitism) which makes it fickle (usage attested since the 15th century).

Definitions

Translations

  • germangerman:betrogen
  • englishenglish:cuckolded
  • spanishspanish:engañado
  • greekgreek:κερατούκλης

See also

cocue (adj.) cocues (adj.) cocus (adj.) cocus (cn.)