kuku

British  

/ kuːkuː /

noun

1. another name for New Zealand pigeon

2. a mussel

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Etymology

Origin of kuku

Māori

Example Sentences

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

Ex. aiti balava natsi, to-morrow bread I shall eat; aiti nu inditsi na? to-morrow I will give it you, shall I not? kuku neta, I eat the tobacco at first.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood

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

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