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cuckoopint

/ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cuck-oop-int
IPA
/ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.

noun

A flowering plant of species Arum italicum.

Etymology

From earlier cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cokkoupintel

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/
  • British English: /ˈkʊk.uːˌpɪnt/

Inflected Forms

cuckoopints (plural) cuckoo pint (alternative) cuckoo-pint (alternative) cuckoopintle (alternative)

Synonyms

Jack-in-the-pulpit snake's head lords and ladies Adam and Eve adder's meat adder's root arum arum lily bobbins cows and bulls cuckoopint cuckoo-plant

Questions

How do you pronounce cuckoopint?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/.
What does cuckoopint mean?
A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.
Where does cuckoopint come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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