- kook|a|bur|ra
- kook|a|bur|ra «KUK uh BUR uh, KUK uh BUR-», noun.a large kingfisher of Australia and New Guinea that has a harsh cackling voice; laughing jackass.╂[< the native Australian name]
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kook·a·bur·ra — /ˈkʊkəˌbɚrə/ noun, pl ras [count] : a large Australian bird whose call is like loud laughter … Useful english dictionary
kook — kook·a·bur·ra; kook; kook·ie; kook·i·ly; kook·i·ness; … English syllables
bur — al·bur·num; Bur·ber·ry; bur·bler; bur·bly; bur·bot; bur; bur·chell s; bur·de·kin; bur·den·less; bur·den·man; bur·den s; bur·den·some; bur·den·some·ly; bur·den·some·ness; bur·el; bur·gage; bur·gall; bur·ga·mot; bur·gao; bur·gee; bur·gess;… … English syllables
kookaburra — kook·a·bur·ra … English syllables
kookaburra — kook|a|bur|ra [ˈkukəbʌrə] n an Australian bird whose song sounds like laughter … Dictionary of contemporary English
kookaburra — kook|a|bur|ra [ kukə,bɜrə ] noun count an Australian bird that makes a sound like laughter … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kookaburra — kook•a•bur•ra [[t]ˈkʊk əˌbɜr ə, ˌbʌr ə[/t]] n. pl. ras orn any of several Australian and Papuan birds of the genus Dacelo, of the kingfisher family, esp. D. gigas, having a loud call that resembles laughter • Etymology: 1885–90; < Wiradjuri… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
kookaburra — /kook euh berr euh, bur euh/, n. an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter. Also called laughing jackass. [1885 90; < Wiradjuri gugubarra (imit.)] * * * or laughing jackass Eastern Australian species … Universalium
List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations — This is a set of lists of English personal and place names whose pronunciations are counterintuitive to their spelling, either because the pronunciation does not correspond to the spelling, or because a better known namesake has a markedly… … Wikipedia
