noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdəʊdəʊ/
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General-American:/ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/
rhymes with -əʊdəʊ
CMU ARPABET:D OW1 D OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A hole in one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Fried plantain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Nigeria, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Raphus cucullatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: columbiform bird
6
noun
Meaning 6
someone whose style is out of fashion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fogy, fogey, fossil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager
History
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.
Borrowed from Yoruba dòdò (“fried plantain”).
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
دُودُو
(dūdū)
— Raphus cucullatus
Assamese:
ড’ড’
(dödö)
— Raphus cucullatus
Bulgarian:
додо
(dodo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Cherokee:
ᏙᏙ
(dodo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Chinese Mandarin:
嘟嘟鳥 /嘟嘟鸟
(dūdūniǎo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Chinese Mandarin:
毛里求斯渡渡鳥
(Máolǐqiúsī dùdùniǎo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Chinese Mandarin:
渡渡鳥 /渡渡鸟
(dùdùniǎo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Chinese Mandarin:
愚鳩 /愚鸠
(yújiū)
— Raphus cucullatus
Chinese Mandarin:
孤鴿 /孤鸽
(gūgē)
— Raphus cucullatus
Czech:
dronte mauricijský
— Raphus cucullatus
Czech:
blboun nejapný
— Raphus cucullatus
Czech:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Danish:
dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
Dutch:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Dutch:
walgvogel
— Raphus cucullatus
Esperanto:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Esperanto:
dronto
— Raphus cucullatus
Estonian:
dront
— Raphus cucullatus
Estonian:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Finnish:
drontti
— Raphus cucullatus
Finnish:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
French:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
French:
dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
German:
Dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
German:
Dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
German:
Doudo
— Raphus cucullatus
German:
Dudu
— Raphus cucullatus
Greek:
διδώ
(didó)
— Raphus cucullatus
Greek:
δοδώ
(dodó)
— Raphus cucullatus
Greek:
ντόντο
(ntónto)
— Raphus cucullatus
Hebrew:
דודו
(dodo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Hindi:
गीध
(gīdh)
— Raphus cucullatus
Hindi:
डोडो
(ḍoḍo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Hungarian:
dodó
— Raphus cucullatus
Hungarian:
dodógalamb
— Raphus cucullatus
Icelandic:
dúdúfugl
— Raphus cucullatus
Ido:
dronto
— Raphus cucullatus
Interlingua:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Italian:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Italian:
dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
Japanese:
ドードー
(dōdō)
— Raphus cucullatus
Korean:
도도
(dodo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Central Kurdish:
دۆدۆ
(dodo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Latin:
raphus cucullatus
— Raphus cucullatus
Marathi:
डोडो
(ḍoḍo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Mauritian Creole:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Norwegian:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Norwegian:
dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
Occitan:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Polish:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Polish:
dront dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Portuguese:
dodó
— Raphus cucullatus
Portuguese:
dodô
— Raphus cucullatus
Portuguese:
dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
Romanian:
pasărea dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Romanian:
dront
— Raphus cucullatus
Russian:
додо́
(dodó)
— Raphus cucullatus
Russian:
дронт
(dront)
— Raphus cucullatus
Serbo-Croatian:
додо
— Raphus cucullatus
Serbo-Croatian:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Spanish:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Spanish:
dronte
— Raphus cucullatus
Swahili:
doda
— Raphus cucullatus
Swedish:
dront
— Raphus cucullatus
Tamil:
டோடோ
(ṭōṭō)
— Raphus cucullatus
Tamil:
டூடூ
(ṭūṭū)
— Raphus cucullatus
Thai:
โดโด้
(doo-dôo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Turkish:
dodo
— Raphus cucullatus
Turkish:
Mauritius dodosu
— Raphus cucullatus
Urdu:
ڈو ڈو
(dodo)
— Raphus cucullatus
Dutch:
dodo
— old-fashioned person or institution
Finnish:
fossiili
— old-fashioned person or institution
French:
fossile
— old-fashioned person or institution
Polish:
dinozaur
— old-fashioned person or institution
Polish:
mamut
— old-fashioned person or institution
Polish:
mastodont
— old-fashioned person or institution
Swedish:
fossil
— old-fashioned person or institution
