cockatoo
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cockatoo¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock.
noun cockatoos
- A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. We saw some cockatoos in the aviary.
- A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.
Similar: cocky
Cockatoo²
proper noun
- A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: cocky
Translations
Talk about this word "cockatoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cockatoo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cockatoo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cockatoo "cockatoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cockatoo.Cite this
@misc{cockatoo_2026,
title = {cockatoo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cockatoo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
