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choco.

cuttlefish (any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus Sepia)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃo.ku/Brazil/ˈʃo.ku/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃo.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. cuttlefish (any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus Sepia)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cluccus, metathesis of *cuclus, from Latin cucullus (“hood”). Compare Galician and Spanish choco.

adj/ˈʃo.ku/Brazil/ˈʃo.ku/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃo.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. fertile (of an egg)

  2. brooding (of a bird)

  3. rotten (of an egg)

  4. rotten, damaged

    figuratively

  5. flat (of a carbonated drink)

    figuratively

  6. dispirited, unenergetic, lethargic

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin glocīre Vulgar Latin *cloccāre Portuguese chocardeverb. Portuguese choco Deverbal from chocar (“to brood”).

verb/ˈʃɔ.ku/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.ku/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chocar (“to brood”)

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈʃɔ.ku/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.ku/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chocar (“to collide”)

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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