Piet-my-vrou

//ˈpɪtmeɪfɹəʊ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A red-chested cuckoo, of species Cuculus solitarus. South-Africa

Etymology

From Afrikaans piet-my-vrou, literally ‘Peter my wife’, supposed representation of the bird’s call.

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