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cock-a-doodle-doo

American  
[kok-uh-dood-l-doo] / ˈkɒk əˌdud lˈdu /

interjection

  1. (used as a conventionalized expression to suggest the crowing of a rooster, as in stories for children.)

noun

cock-a-doodle-doos plural

  1. the loud crow of a cock.

  2. Baby Talk. a rooster.

verb (used without object)

cock-a-doodle-dooed, cock-a-doodle-dooing

  1. to crow.

cock-a-doodle-doo British  
/ ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː /

interjection

  1. an imitation or representation of a cock crowing

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Etymology

Origin of cock-a-doodle-doo

First recorded in 1565–75; fanciful imitative

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