# coo-coo

Pronunciation: say "KOO-koo" /ˈkuku/

## Noun

1. The two-note call of the male common cuckoo, or a cuckoo clock's imitation of it.
   - Simple: The two-note sound a male cuckoo bird makes, or the same sound from a cuckoo clock.
   - _Every hour the kitchen clock interrupted dinner with a tinny coo-coo._
   - _From somewhere across the valley came the first coo-coo of spring._
2. A murmured word or sound of love or affection.
   - Simple: A soft, loving sound or word, like the ones people say to someone they love.
   - _Grandma bent over the crib and answered every gurgle with a soft coo-coo._
   - _The couple in the back row traded sweet coo-coos all through the movie._
3. A Barbadian dish made from cornmeal and mashed okra.
   - Simple: A food from Barbados made from cornmeal and mashed okra.
   - _Sunday lunch at her aunt's house always meant flying fish with a mound of coo-coo._
   - _Stir the cornmeal into the okra steadily, or the coo-coo will turn lumpy._

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