Diccionario de Chile

kongo

Vocabula Chilensia

vc-1642 N №230

Cogo

morfología · kongo

  1. kong ‘rufous-legged’ raíz

significados

  • latínCuculus
  • españolCuclillo (ave)
  • inglésrufous-legged owl

nota

Possibly the same root as 'congcong', which refers to the rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes). There is also a place in Chiloé by the name 'cogomo', presumably 'place of owls', according to RBA. Alternatively, could be `kono', the common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
› fuente original 
230. Cogo | Cuculus | Cuclillo (ave) | kongo | rufous-legged owl | N | root | kong | rufous-legged owl | Possibly the same root as 'congcong', which refers to the rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes). There is also a place in Chiloé by the name 'cogomo', presumably 'place of owls', according to RBA. Alternatively, could be `kono', the common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.