cocorico

cock-a-doodle-doo

noun koh-koh-ree-KOH Rare

Also means

French pride, chauvinism (figurative)

Usage Note

Cocorico is the French word for a rooster's crow. Because the rooster (le coq gaulois) is a national symbol of France, cocorico! is used as a triumphant exclamation of French pride — equivalent to blowing one's own trumpet for a French achievement. It can carry ironic or self-deprecating overtones when France does something unremarkable.

Examples

"Cocorico, la France a gagné la finale !"

Natural Translation

Cock-a-doodle-doo, France won the final!

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