How to pronounce cucujo
American English pronunciation
koo-KOO-yoh
- IPA
- /kuˈkujoʊ/
- Syllables
- koo · KOO · yoh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cucujo means
A glowing beetle of tropical America
In a sentence: At night, the cucujo glowed like a tiny lantern among the vines.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Spanish word cocuyo, which came from an older word, kokuyo.
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