cugul

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cucūlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [kuˈɣul]

Noun

cugul m (plural cuguls)

1. (botany) bud, shoot
2. (obsolete) cuckoo

   Synonym: cucut

Derived terms

• cugula
• ous de cugul

Further reading

• “cugul” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cugul”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cugul”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025