gowk
pronunciation
How to pronounce gowk in British English:
UK [gaʊk]
How to pronounce gowk in American English:
US [gaʊk]
Word Origin
- gowk (n.)
- "cuckoo," early 14c., from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukoz (cognates: Old English geac "cuckoo," Old High German gouh). Meaning "fool" attested from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. He sat there all evening like a great gowk .
- 2. They call an april fool " april gowk " .