Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002051, Mon, 28 Apr 1997 08:44:57 -0700

Subject
chuckriRussian roosters (fwd)
Date
Body
Russian roosters 4/28/97

After seeing the word "chuckricks" in Russian (khukhriki), I immediately
thought of the French word for the sound a rooster makes - "cocorico." The
link seems very clear (in hindsight, of course!).

Andy Shaindlin
shain@umich.edu