Kuckucksei

German (Berlin)

[ˈkʊkʊksˌʔaɪ̯]

noun
Definitions
  • cuckoo's egg
  • (colloquial) child raised in a family, but of a different father

Etymology

Compound from German Kuckuck + German -s- (genitival interfix, red, letter, degree, rank, plastic, overview, beginning, police, general)+ German Ei (egg).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Ei

Gloss

egg

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

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Kanji

卵

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🍳 🐓 🐔 🐣 🐤

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