dodo
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dodo¹
- /ˈdəʊdəʊ/ UK
- /ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdəʊ
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.
noun dodoes · dodos
- A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. In spite of the most active search, during the last century, no information respecting the dodo was obtained, and some authors have gone so far as to pretend that it never existed; […]
- A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
- A hole in one. "Most of the aces weren't on holes I would have liked to have made them on," confessed Colk, who dropped his fifth dodo of 1935 on December 29, which was believed at the time to be a record for most aces in a year.
dodo²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yoruba dòdò (“fried plantain”).
noun
- Fried plantain. Dodo is everybody's favorite! It is a superb snack, a side dish, a breakfast food or a dessert all rolled into one. The best dodo is made from soft (almost over ripe) plantain which is cut in 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices and fried to a crispy golden brown.
Translations
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noun Raphus cucullatus
| Español | dodo, dronte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도도 dodo |
| 日本語 | ドードー dōdō |
| 中文 | 嘟嘟鳥 /嘟嘟鸟 dūdūniǎo, 毛里求斯渡渡鳥 Máolǐqiúsī dùdùniǎo, 渡渡鳥 /渡渡鸟 dùdùniǎo, 愚鳩 /愚鸠 yújiū, 孤鴿 /孤鸽 gūgē |
| हिन्दी | गीध gīdh, डोडो ḍoḍo |
| Kiswahili | doda |
| Português | dodó, dodô, dronte |
| Français | dodo, dronte |
| Deutsch | Dodo, Dronte, Doudo, Dudu |
| Italiano | dodo, dronte |
| Ελληνικά | διδώ didó, δοδώ dodó, ντόντο ntónto |
| Română | pasărea dodo, dront |
| Русский | додо́ dodó, дронт dront |
| العربية | دُودُو dūdū |
| עברית | דודו dodo |
noun old-fashioned person or institution
| Français | fossile |
|---|
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