cuclillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cuquillo, diminutive of cuco, of onomatopoetic origin; see also Late Latin cucus and Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kuˈkliʝo/ [kuˈkli.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /kuˈkliʝo/ [kuˈkli.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /kuˈkliʎo/ [kuˈkli.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kuˈkliʃo/ [kuˈkli.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kuˈkliʒo/ [kuˈkli.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: cu‧cli‧llo

Noun

cuclillo m (plural cuclillos)

1. cuckoo (bird)
2. cuckold

   Synonyms: cornudo, novillo, venado

Derived terms

• cuclillo bronceado

Related terms

• cuco
• cucú
• cuquillo

Further reading

• “cuclillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025