Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coucal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cou-cal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.

Etymology

From French coucal, said to be a blend of coucou (“cuckoo”) + alouette (“lark”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: coucal

Inflected Forms

coucals (plural)

Phrases

pheasant coucal Philippine coucal Sunda coucal

Questions

What does coucal mean?: Any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.
Where does coucal come from?: It is traced to French.

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