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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cock•a•too /ˈkɑkəˌtu/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -toos. - Birdsa large, usually white crested parrot of Australia and New Guinea.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cock•a•too (kok′ə to̅o̅′, kok′ə to̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -toos. - Birdsany of numerous large, noisy, crested parrots of the genera Cacatua, Callocephalon, Calyptorhynchus, etc., of the Australasian region, having chiefly white plumage tinged with yellow, pink, or red: popular as a pet.
- British Terms[Australian.]
- a person who owns and works a small farm or ranch.
- [Slang.]a lookout posted by criminals or the operators of illegal gambling games.
- Malay kakatua, perh. etymologizing alteration of Central Moluccan jaka any psittacine bird, by association with Malay kakak sibling, kakak tua older sibling); spelling, spelled copies cock1
- Dutch kaketoe
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cockatoo /ˌkɒkəˈtuː; ˈkɒkəˌtuː/ n ( pl -toos)- any of various parrots of the genus Kakatoe and related genera, such as K. galerita (sulphur-crested cockatoo), of Australia and New Guinea. They have an erectile crest and most of them are light-coloured
- Austral NZ a small farmer or settler
- Austral informal a lookout during some illegal activity
Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua |