cock-a-doodle-doo

[ kok-uh-dood-l-doo ]

interjection

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

noun

, plural cock-a-doo·dle-doos.

1. the loud crow of a cock.
2. Baby Talk. a rooster.

verb (used without object)

, cock-a-doo·dle-dooed, cock-a-doo·dle-doo·ing.

1. to crow.

cock-a-doodle-doo

/ ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː /

interjection

1. an imitation or representation of a cock crowing

Word History and Origins

Origin of cock-a-doodle-doo¹

First recorded in 1565–75; fanciful imitative

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