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choca.

bell, cowbell

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.kɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. bell, cowbell

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *klokkosder. Early Medieval Latin clocca Old Galician-Portuguese choca Portuguese choca Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese choca, from Early Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”), from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”). Compare English clock and French cloche (“bell”) and Irish clog (“bell, clock”).

adj/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.kɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of choco

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

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verb/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.kɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of chocar (“to brood”): third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of chocar (“to brood”): second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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verb/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.kɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.kɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of chocar (“to collide”): third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of chocar (“to collide”): second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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