kotkodács

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkotkodaːt͡ʃ]
  • Hyphenation: kot‧ko‧dács
  • Rhymes: -aːt͡ʃ

Interjection

kotkodács

  1. cluck (imitative of the sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks)
    Synonym: kot
    Kot-kot-kot-kot-kotkodács, minden napra egy tojás! (nursery rhyme) ― Cluck, cluck, an egg for every day!
    • (Can we date this quote?), Csanádi Imre, Hangverseny (Concert)‎[1]:
      Tyúk mondja: kotkodács! / Ha koplaltatsz, nincs tojás!
      The hen says: Cluck! / If you starve me, no more eggs!

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