roocoocoov.

Brit.

/ruːkuːˈkuː/, U.S.

/ˌrukuˈku/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the bird's call. Compare French roucouler (1549 in Middle French; a1467 as †rencouller , 1482 as †recouler ), Dutch roekoeken (1588 as †roeckoecken ). Compare earlier roocoocooing n.

rare.

intransitive. Of a pigeon or a dove: to coo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of pigeon)

coo1672

roocoocoo1922

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of dove)

mourna1522

crookle1574

crook1586

whorr1598

croo1611

coo1672

cruckle1691

roocoocoo1922

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. x. [Wandering Rocks] 219 The..porch..where pigeons roocoocooed.

1934 C. Stead Seven Poor Men of Sydney ix. 218 It was quiet except for the ring-necked doves roocoocooing right up in the tree-tops and some curlews on the opposite shore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roocoocoo
释义	roocoocoov. Brit. /ruːkuːˈkuː/, U.S. /ˌrukuˈku/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the bird's call. Compare French roucouler (1549 in Middle French; a1467 as †rencouller , 1482 as †recouler ), Dutch roekoeken (1588 as †roeckoecken ). Compare earlier roocoocooing n. rare. intransitive. Of a pigeon or a dove: to coo. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of pigeon) coo1672 roocoocoo1922 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of dove) mourna1522 crookle1574 crook1586 whorr1598 croo1611 coo1672 cruckle1691 roocoocoo1922 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. x. [Wandering Rocks] 219 The..porch..where pigeons roocoocooed. 1934 C. Stead Seven Poor Men of Sydney ix. 218 It was quiet except for the ring-necked doves roocoocooing right up in the tree-tops and some curlews on the opposite shore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1922
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