This is the 7799th most frequent Dutch word.
dodo
"Dodo" in Dutch refers to the extinct flightless bird originally found in Mauritius.
In this sentence, 'dodo' refers to the extinct species of bird explicitly mentioned.
De dodo is een uitgestorven vogel.
The dodo is an extinct bird.
Here, 'dodo' is used as a subject in a rhetorical question, emphasizing its rarity as it is extinct.
Wie heeft ooit een dodo gezien?
Who has ever seen a dodo?
In this context, 'dodo' is metaphorical, describing someone's behavior as naive or stubborn, drawing on the bird's historical portrayal.