choo-choo

choo-choo

English

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Alternative forms

• choochoo

Etymology

Imitative.

Noun

choo-choo (plural choo-choos)

1. (childish) The sound made by a steam locomotive or ship.
2. (childish) A locomotive or ship.
3. (childish) A train.

   Synonym: choo-choo train

Translations

sound made by a steam locomotive (childish)

Arabic: تُوت تُوت‎ (tūt tūt) Estonian: tšuhh-tšuhh French: tchou-tchou (fr) Hungarian: sihuhu, si-hu-hu Italian: ciuf ciuf Japanese: シュッシュッ (shusshut), ポッポッ (poppot), シュッポッポ (shuppoppo), シュッポ (shuppo), ガタンガトン (gatangatan), ガタンゴトン (gatangoton) Russian: чух (ru) (čux) (steam engine sound), ту (ru) (tu) (train horn sound), ду (ru) (du) (train horn sound) Swedish: tuff-tuff Turkish: çuf çuf