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kuku

British  
/ kuːkuː /

noun

  1. another name for New Zealand pigeon

  2. a mussel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kuku

Māori

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There might also be kashk-o bademjan, a rich eggplant dip, deep-green kuku sabzi, herbed rice, crunchy tahdig and baklava.

From Washington Post Mar. 14, 2023

An Attari sandwich is close to a perfect thing: a length of toasted French bread, a layer of beef tongue, a cutlet, or the vivid-green herb omelet kuku and a few spiced, supertart Iranian pickles.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2016

The fowl was only introduced into Madagascar, as far as researches go, by the Arabs during the historical period, and is not known by any name similar to the root kuku.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

He had gone by the whale-boat of Special Agent Bauda to an adjoining deserted island to shoot kuku.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

Faithful to his orders, however, the judge sat upon the woolsack Saturdays, unless it was raining or he wished to shoot kuku.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

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