cuclillo
Spanish, noun/kuˈkliʝo/
cuclillo is spelled C-U-C-L-I-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuclillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cuckoo (bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cuculidae spp) Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría…”.
What does cuclillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecuckoo (bird)
- 2
masculinecuckold
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Cuculidae spp) Nombre de diversas especies de aves pertenecientes a la familia de los cucúlidos. La mayoría son insectívoras. Se aplica en particular a un ave trepadora de color ceniza y azulado, alas pardas y pico negro, cuya hembra pone los huevos en los nidos de otras aves. 2. Esposo o compañero de una mujer adúltera.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cuclillo
- cuclillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuclillo?
- /kuˈkliʝo/
- [kuˈkli.ʝo]
- [kuˈkliʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuclillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuclillo in Spanish?
cuclillo appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).