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coxa.

thigh (part of the leg above the knee)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈko.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈko.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. thigh (part of the leg above the knee)

    feminine

  2. drumstick (leg of a bird eaten as food)

    feminine

  3. coxa (basal segment of some arthropods’ limbs)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old Galician-Portuguese coixa Portuguese coxa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coixa, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂.

noun/ˈko.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈko.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. clipping of coxa-branca

    abbreviation · alt-of · by-personal-gender · clipping · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old Galician-Portuguese coixa Portuguese coxa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coixa, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂.

adj/ˈko.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈko.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. clipping of coxa-branca

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · invariable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old Galician-Portuguese coixa Portuguese coxa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coixa, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂.

adj/ˈko.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈko.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. feminine singular of coxo

    feminine · form-of · singular
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