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cock-a-doodle-doo

[kok-uh-dood-l-doo]

interjection

  1. (used as a conventionalized expression to suggest the crowing of a rooster, as in stories for children.)



noun

plural

cock-a-doodle-doos 
  1. the loud crow of a cock.

  2. Baby Talk.a rooster.

verb (used without object)

cock-a-doodle-dooed, cock-a-doodle-dooing 
  1. to crow.

cock-a-doodle-doo

/ ˌɒəˌːəˈː /

interjection

  1. an imitation or representation of a cock crowing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cock-a-doodle-doo1

First recorded in 1565–75; fanciful imitative
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COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO Bryson wakes me up at 6; he’s our rooster with his morning cry.

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As if on cue, Payo - whose full name is Rafael - belts out “Cock-a-doodle-doo.”

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Cock-a-doodle-doo,” announces a rooster masked by dense forest in Kokee State Park, an achingly beautiful nature reserve on Kauai's western coast, on a sunny autumn morning.

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If he is still hungry, there's a special dog menu with three dishes, including Where's the Beef? made with chopped hamburger beef and rice; Cock-a-Doodle-Doo with chicken and rice; and the Franenweinie bowl with chopped hot dogs and rice.

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The menu has three selections, including Where's the Beef?, which comes with choppedhamburger beef and rice; the Cock-a-Doodle-Doo,a bowl of chicken with rice; and the Franenweinie, a bowl of chopped hot dogs and rice.

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