cucuvea
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cucuvea¹
- /ku.kuˈve̯a/
Where it comes from
Often considered to be from Greek κουκουβάγια (koukouvágia), but seems linked to a number of foreign cognates, including Albanian kukuvajkë, Italian coccoveggia, cuccumeggia, Calabrian cucumau, cuccuvella, Sardinian cuccumeu ~ cuccumiau, and Sicilian cuccuvìu. Other theories include a Vulgar Latin *cucumella, or an expressive or onomatopoeic creation.
noun cucuvele · cucuvea · cucuveaua · cucuvelele
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little owl (Athene noctua)
Similar: pasărea-mortului
Cucuvea²
Where it comes from
From cucuvea.
proper noun
- a surname
In English
- little owl species of owl
Talk about this word "cucuvea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cucuvea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cucuvea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cucuvea "cucuvea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cucuvea.Cite this
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