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4.1.1.2 k-k Small rounded things; petites choses arrondies

Anc.Greekkókkosoak gall
Akk.kukkusmall fruit
Arabicbarqouqapricot. The root kuk enters in the composition of
many fruits or berries in the Mediterranean region. The name for the apricot appears to originate from Greece (see following name) but is not necessarily of Arabic origin (the apricot tree in not indigenous in Arabic countries). However, judging by the forms albaricoque etc., it appears to have been introduced in the western Mediterrean region via the Arabs
Mod.Greekverýkokkonapricot (for verýð3.2.29.)
Ital.: Corseberacuccu(< Greek) apricot
Cat.cucinsects, especially beetles
Franç.Gasc.cuchanneton, ver blanc, chenille, toad etc. (Rev.ling.Rom. 26: 34-50, 1962)
Franç.rég.couicthe weakest of the chicks
Engl.reg.nestcocknestling, various small birds (sedge-cock etc.)
Engl.reg.cockhaystack
Engl.reg.cockandy, sea-cock etc.Puffin, 73
Engl.reg.cockpenis (Russian petux penis is a transl. of Engl.; Bulg. patka is a fancy equivalent. For cock "rooster", see base k-k "top", below)
Franç.coqpenis (prob. transl. of Engl.)
Roman.cocâ, cocutâbaby; little ball of dough
Sbc.koka et var.chick, 2
Sln.mizkukbat
Russiankucopyrbat
Slk.cochácekTree-creeper, 405
Ital.: Corsecucca et var.bat: little hanging ball ð16.9.
Ital.coccolobaby
Ital.: Sard.coccaa round bread
Ital.: Cortinacocoegg
Ital.: Mil.cocàegg
Franç.rég.chochonavel
Franç.: VScoconegg
Franç.coconcocoon
Franç.cochonpig: plump animal
Franç.coquardpetit oeuf rond, sans jaune, "oeuf de coq" par étym. pop.
Germ.kuchecake
Engl.: Ire.cuckoo wrassea rounded fish
Engl.cuckoo-spitsee next word
Franç.crachat de coucouenveloppe de bulle d'air abritant la larve d'un certain insecte
Span.cucosmall; a kind of sea shell, of caterpillar
Ital.erba del cucocatchfly (inflated calyx)
Franç.rég.couqueand var. coq,coucue,cacue, fleur-de-coucou etc. and cicuta, hereunder, various flowers and Umbelliferae with umbrella-like inflorescences. Other Gallo-Rom. var.: FEW 2: 859 et 1454-5
Franç.: NEcouaqueCow Parsley Anthriscussylvestris an Umbelliferae
Franç.coquetet les var. terlicoco,cacalijo,cacaraca,coquelicaoucoquelicot, poppy (cup-shaped flower)
Franç.: Aveyr.mél de coucutgomme de cerisier (elle forme des cloques)
Franç.: b.Dauph.bava de coucugomme de cerisier (elle forme des cloques)
Alb.kukutëhemlock; a kind of fennel (Umbelliferae)
Lat.cicutahemlock, French ciguëð4.1.10.
LettishkukitisWren, 406; dwarf
Germ. reg.kükerregenpfeifer, 163, 164
Roman.cochitâGuinea Fowl, 6 (cf. Ital. gallinagobbað4.4.1.3.)
Franç.: AostecoùciaWren, 406
Ital.: GardenacùciaWren, 406
Ital.: SubiacoskuccituWren, 406
Span.cucitoWren, 406
Ital.: Comelicocucianut
Franç.rég.coutchebowl
Cat.: Benasquecuquetacontusion on head
Cat.reg.cuquetaladybug
Franç.couquetWren, 406
Franç.o.coquetegg
Franç.: Gasc.coutchétpetite cosse; louche
Franç.: Gasc.arrecoutchét et var.Wren, 406
Franç.: Gasc.arrecoutétnape
Franç.: Gasc.arrecouteràpelotonner
Franç.: Bagnes (VS)cutchya, cutchyerecongère
Port.reg.cochichoCorn Bunting, 445
Span.reg.cochin, chochinWren, 406
Span.cochinocochon (above)
Span.chocha perdizWoodcock, 193 (plump game, cf. Ital. bottaiað4.5.19.)
Franç.: Gir.coutchebeSnipe, 194
Franç.: Gasc.cachabècSnipe, 194 (= prob. sandpipers, 180, little plump shorebirds, cf. Ital. cuccaleð4.1.4.2.
Franç.rég.cacotnutshell
Franç.rég.cacaleggshell
Franç.: midicacoletsorte de hotte; sorte de siège pour aller à dos de mulet
Franç.rég.cachelcoussinet en forme de couronne
Mod.GreekkakaeidoûLittle Grebe, 70 (kak + eidei "en forme de")
Mod.GreekkákniTurkey, 5
ONkakacake
Engl.cakecake
Franç.caquea kind of barrel
Franç.rég.cachepenis (cf. coq, ci-dessus)
Gael.I.cacexcrement, fr. caque
Franç.cacaexcrement
Franç.rég.cacoegg
Ital.reg.recacco etc.Wren, 406
Ital.: Cal.cacatu et var.Wren, 406
Franç.: Gasc.cagachoWren, 406
Prov.cagadaouletoWren, 406
Ital.reg.caggazzùaWren, 406

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