gude

How to say it

Meaning

a coucal, a large ground-dwelling bird related to cuckoos, with a black head and rufous wings.

Good to know

Also a homonym for 'awl' (a pointed tool for piercing leather); context makes clear which is meant.

Examples

• Tuliona gude akitembea majanini asubuhi.We saw a coucal walking in the grass in the morning.
• Gude ana sauti ya kipekee inayosikika mapema asubuhi.The coucal has a distinctive call heard early in the morning.
• Wavuvi huita gude ndege wa mvua.Fishermen call the coucal the 'rain bird'.