coot

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuːt/ Rhymes: -uːt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English cote, coote, cute, cuytt (“coot”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, or borrowed from Middle Dutch coet, cuut, kuut (“coot”) (whence modern Dutch koet and meerkoet (“coot”)). Possibly related to Middle High German kūz, kūze (modern German Kauz (“owl”)), Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”) (whence English kite), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kūt (“bird of prey”). See kite. ==== Noun ==== coot (plural coots) Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. (UK, colloquial) A foolish or eccentric fellow A silly coot An old coot A rich coot ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== (bird): fulicine === Etymology 2 === Compare cootie. ==== Noun ==== coot (plural coots) (slang) Body louse (Pediculus humanus). ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === octo-, toco-, toco, Coto, coto == Middle English == === Noun === coot alternative form of cote (“coat”) == Scots == === Etymology === Compare Dutch koot, Flemish keute. === Noun === coot (plural coots) The ankle.