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carocha.

any of various beetle or beetle-like insects, especially those of the suborder Adephaga

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/Portugal/kɐˈɾɔt.ʃɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. any of various beetle or beetle-like insects, especially those of the suborder Adephaga

    feminine
  2. cockroach (type of insect)

    Portugal · feminine
  3. a kind of dunce cap used during the Spanish Inquisition

    feminine · historical
  4. witch

    broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. For sense 3, compare coroça and Spanish coroza.

noun/kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/Portugal/kɐˈɾɔt.ʃɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. Beetle (a line of Volkswagen cars)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. For sense 3, compare coroça and Spanish coroza.

adj/kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/Portugal/kɐˈɾɔt.ʃɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of carocho (“dark”)

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Unknown. For sense 3, compare coroça and Spanish coroza.

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