cockapoo

noun

cock·​a·​poo ˈkä-kə-ˌpü How to pronounce cockapoo (audio)
: a dog that is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle

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Woman says her cockapoo detected her breast cancer before doctors did. Staff, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025 While earlier this year a rabbit's way of showing cockapoo Rupert his love melted hearts. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 The owner knew better, getting confirmation from the vet that River was indeed a cockapoo—a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 At the restaurant, a three-piece jazz group performed, and a two tier-cake included a topper of her cockapoo Cooper. Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cockapoo

Word History

Etymology

alteration of cocker (spaniel) + poodle

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cockapoo was in 1960

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“Cockapoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockapoo. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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