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cocada.

cocada

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/koˈka.dɐ/Brazil/kuˈka.dɐ/Portugal[kuˈka.ðɐ]Portugal/kuˈka.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. cocada

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Most likely borrowed from Spanish cocada given that the first reference to cocadas was in 1878 in Peru.

noun/koˈka.dɐ/Brazil/kuˈka.dɐ/Portugal[kuˈka.ðɐ]Portugal/kuˈka.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. headbutt

    feminine · informal
  2. a hit on the head

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese coco Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese cocada From coco (“head”) + -ada (“denoting a blow”).

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