coot
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coot¹
- /kuːt/
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English cote, coote, cute, cuytt (“coot”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, or borrowed from Middle Dutch coet, cuut, kuut (“coot”) (whence modern Dutch koet and meerkoet (“coot”)). Possibly related to Middle High German kūz, kūze (modern German Kauz (“owl”)), Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”) (whence English kite), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kūt (“bird of prey”). See kite.
noun coots
- Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- A foolish or eccentric fellow A silly coot
coot²
- /kuːt/
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
Compare cootie.
noun coots
- Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
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Talk about this word "coot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coot "coot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coot.Cite this
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title = {coot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
