cock-a-poo

cock·a·poo

[kok-uh-poo]
noun, plural cock·a·poos.
one of a variety of dogs crossbred from a cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle.
Also, cock-a-poo.


Origin:
1965–70; cock(er)1 + poo(dle), with -a- from cockatoo

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