Meaning and background
The story behind Cuco
Cuco has a particularly varied Spanish dictionary entry. One sense names an imaginary frightening being; another names the cuckoo bird, alongside colloquial descriptions of something cute or a person who is shrewd. The RAE and ASALE separate these entries instead of treating them as one simple meaning. For a dog named Cuco, a bird reference or affectionate adjective is therefore a possibility, but the source does not reveal which sense an owner intended.
- Association
- Spanish word associations include a cuckoo bird, a frightening imaginary being, and colloquial cute or shrewd senses. Source
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About Cuco
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cuco appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kukoʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kukoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K UW1 K OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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