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dodo
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese doudo, obsolete form of doido (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”). First attested in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?do??do?/
- Rhymes: -??d??
- Hyphenation: do?do
Noun
dodo (plural dodoes or dodos)
- A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- didine
- ratite
Etymology 2
Noun
dodo (plural dodos)
- (Nigeria) Fried plantain.
Anagrams
- dood
Cebuano
Etymology
From English dodo, borrowed from Portuguese doudo, obsolete form of doido (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: do?do
Noun
dodo
- dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?do?do?/
- Hyphenation: do?do
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese dodô.
Noun
dodo m (plural dodo's, diminutive dodootje n)
- dodo, †Raphus cucullatus
- Synonyms: dodaars, dronte, walgvogel
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French dodo.
Noun
dodo m (uncountable)
- (Belgium, childish) Sleep, nighty night.
- Synonym: dokes
Anagrams
- dood
Esperanto
Alternative forms
- dido
Noun
dodo (accusative singular dodon, plural dodoj, accusative plural dodojn)
- dodo
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dodo/, [?do?do?]
- Rhymes: -odo
- Syllabification: do?do
Noun
dodo
- dodo (extinct bird of the family Columbidae)
- dodo, †Raphus cucullatus (type species of the family)
- solitaire (two extinct birds of the family Columbidae, more specifically Réunion soilitaire, Raphus solitarius and Rodriques solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria)
Usage notes
- Réunion solitaire has been reclassified taxonomically and is now preferably called Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius.
Declension
Synonyms
- (Raphus cucullatus): mauritiuksendodo
Derived terms
- mauritiuksendodo, Raphus cucullatus (dodo)
- reunionindodo, Raphus solitarius (Réunion solitaire)
- rodriguezindodo, Pezophaps solitaria (Rodrigues solitaire)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do.do/
Etymology 1
Childish reduplication of dormir
Noun
dodo m (plural dodos)
- (childish) Sleep, kip.
Derived terms
- métro, boulot, dodo
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese doudo.
Noun
dodo m (plural dodos)
- A dodo bird
Further reading
- “dodo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?.do/
- Rhymes: -?do
Noun
dodo m (plural dodi)
- dodo
Maquiritari
Etymology
From Spanish loro.
Noun
dodo
- a type of parrot
References
- Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).
Mauritian Creole
Etymology 1
From French dodo.
Noun
dodo
- dodo bird
Etymology 2
From French dodo
Verb
dodo
- to sleep (childish)
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Old Dutch
Etymology
Substantive form of d?t (“dead”).
Noun
d?do m
- dead person
Inflection
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: dôde
- Dutch: dode
Further reading
- “d?do”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French dodo
Verb
dodo
- to sleep
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Spanish
Noun
dodo m (plural dodos)
- dodo
- Synonym: (obsolete) dronte
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
dodo (ma class, plural madodo)
- breast (organ)
Synonyms
- ziwa
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doko
English
Noun
doko (plural dokos)
- (archaic) A lepidosiren.
- 1887, Henry Davenport Northrop, Earth, sea and sky: or, marvels of the universe (page 683)
- If the water, which the doko has chosen for its habitation becomes dried up, it wraps itself in a kind of a capsule of mud […]
- 1887, Henry Davenport Northrop, Earth, sea and sky: or, marvels of the universe (page 683)
Anagrams
- dook
Chichewa
Etymology
Unknown. Sometimes claimed to be a borrowing from English dock, which is extremely unlikely due to the term being attested in the dictionary of Johannes Rebmann, compiled before contact with English speakers, as well due to the implosive consonant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??o.ko/
Noun
doko 5 (plural madoko 6)
- harbor or landing place for boats
Japanese
Romanization
doko
- R?maji transcription of ??
Shona
Adjective
-dóko
- Karanga and Manyika form of -diki
Inflection
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