different between mauritius vs 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)

1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
2. (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)

1. (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

1. 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)

1. dodo, †Raphus cucullatus

   Synonyms: dodaars, dronte, walgvogel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dodo.

Noun

dodo m (uncountable)

1. (Belgium, childish) Sleep, nighty night.

   Synonym: dokes

Anagrams

• dood

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• dido

Noun

dodo (accusative singular dodon, plural dodoj, accusative plural dodojn)

1. dodo

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dodo/, [?do?do?]
• Rhymes: -odo
• Syllabification: do?do

Noun

dodo

1. dodo (extinct bird of the family Columbidae)
2. dodo, †Raphus cucullatus (type species of the family)
3. 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)

1. (childish) Sleep, kip.

Derived terms

• métro, boulot, dodo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese doudo.

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

1. 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)

1. dodo

Maquiritari

Etymology

From Spanish loro.

Noun

dodo

1. 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

1. dodo bird

Etymology 2

From French dodo

Verb

dodo

1. 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

1. 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

1. to sleep

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

1. dodo

   Synonym: (obsolete) dronte

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

dodo (ma class, plural madodo)

1. breast (organ)

Synonyms

• ziwa