coo n : the sound made by a pigeon

1 speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

2 cry softly, as of pigeons

English

Pronunciation

• /ku/

  Rhymes with: -uː

• Homophones: coup

Noun

1. The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

Translations

Verb

1. In the context of "transitive|or|intransitive": To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

Derived terms

• cooer
• cooingly

Translations

Adjective

1. Informal variation of cool.

Interjection

1. Expression of surprise, approval etc.

Related terms

• bill and coo

Scots

Etymology

cū.

Noun

1. cow

Usage notes

The regular collective plural form is kye (from Old English); the weak plural coos is used only after numerals.

Coo may refer to:

• coo, the call of pigeons
• Calgary Olympic Oval, a Canadian ice rink
• Carboxylate, a type of anion
• Cell of origin (telecommunications)
• Chief operating officer or Chief Operations Officer, a high ranking corporate official
• cobalt(II) oxide, a chemical with formula of CoO.
• Country of origin

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