cockatoo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cockatoo (plural cockatoos) A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s] (slang, obsolete) A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal. ==== Synonyms ==== cocky ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: cocatú → Māori: kokatu, koketu ==== Translations ==== === See also === cockatiel corella galah Psittacidae === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “cockatoo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.