English Explanatory Dictionary

dodo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
  2. A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
  3. A hole in one.
noun
  1. Fried plantain.

Pronunciation

/ˈdəʊdəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dodo.wav /ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/

Word forms

dodo dodoes dodos

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.

Related words

didine ratite

Derived words

as dead as a dodo dead as a dodo dodo bird dodoesque dodoism dodolike dodoness dodo tree go the way of the dodo go the way of the dodo bird little dodo gizdodo
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