how to pronounce coucou

/ku.ku/

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coucou is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of coucou in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… marques en dix ans coucou j'ai vu votre …”

meanings of coucou

noun:

Cowslip (flower).
Cuckoo (the cry of the bird).
Cuckoo (the bird).
Cuckoo clock.
Old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety.

interjection:

Cuckoo; the call of the cuckoo.
Hiya, hey; an informal greeting.

coucou frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word coucou occurs in french on average 12.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.