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kuku

kuku noun: an Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette. Also the alternative form of kukuku.

kuku: an Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette
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Noun (1)

kuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)

  1. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.

Noun (2)

kuku

  1. Synonym of kereru (“type of bird”).
    Synonyms:
    kereru

Noun (3) capitalized: Kuku

Kuku pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Nilotic tribe of the Karo people from South Sudan.

Proper noun capitalized: Kuku

Kuku

  1. A dialect of the Karo language group, spoken by these people.

Also used as

kuku is also the alternative form of kukuku.

Synonyms of kuku

Forms of kuku

pluralkukus
alternative formkookoo

Origin of kuku

From Persian کوکو (kuku).

Borrowed from Japanese くく (kuku, onomatopoeia for the sound of laughter).

Phrases with kuku

Questions about kuku

What does kuku mean?
Kuku means an Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.
What part of speech is kuku?
Kuku can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of kuku?
The plural of kuku is kukus.

Words near kuku in the dictionary

  1. kukris
  2. Kuks
  3. kuksi
  4. kuksite
  5. kuksu
  6. kuku
  7. Kuku Khoto
  8. Kuku Yimidhirr
  9. Kuku-Ya'u
  10. kukui
  11. kukuis

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