# piet-my-vrou

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪtmeɪfɹəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A red-chested cuckoo, of species Cuculus solitarus.

## Etymology
From Afrikaans piet-my-vrou, literally ‘Peter my wife’, supposed representation of the bird’s call.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/piet-my-vrou