单词 | cock-a-doodle-doo |
释义 | cock-a-doodle-doo in British English (ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː) exclamation an imitation or representation of a cock crowing cock-a-doodle-doo in American English (ˌkɑkəˌdudəlˈdu) noun a conventionalized term for the crow of a rooster Word origin echoiccock-a-doodle-doo in American English (ˈkɑkəˌduːdlˈduː) Word forms: noun plural -doosWord forms: verb -dooed, -dooing interjection 1. (used as a conventionalized expression to suggest the crowing of a rooster, as in stories for children.) noun 2. the loud crow of a cock 3. baby talk a rooster intransitive verb 4. to crow Word origin [1565–75; fanciful imit.]This word is first recorded in the period 1565–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: casing, idiom, kicker, syntax, volley |
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