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cockatoo

/kˈɑkətˌu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
cock-a-too
IPA
/kˈɑkətˌu/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.

noun

A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

Obsolete; Slang

name

A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Malay kakaktuabor. Dutch kaketoebor. English cockatoo Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cockatoos (plural)

Derived Forms

cockey cockie

Phrases

bare-eyed cockatoo black cockatoo blood-stained cockatoo casuarina cockatoo cockatoo apple cockatoo farmer cockatoo grass cockatoo parrot

Frequently Paired Words

cockatiel corella galah Psittacidae

Synonyms

cocky

Questions

How do you pronounce cockatoo?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑkətˌu/.
What does cockatoo mean?
A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
Where does cockatoo come from?
Etymology tree Malay kakaktuabor. Dutch kaketoebor. English cockatoo Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock.

How to pronounce cockatoo

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