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cueca.

underpants, including panties

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuˈɛ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈkwɛ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈkwɛ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. underpants, including panties

    Portugal · feminine
  2. male underpants

    Brazil · Mozambique · feminine
  3. nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Latin cūlus Old Galician-Portuguese cuu Portuguese cu Portuguese -eca Portuguese cueca From cu (“ass, buttocks, bottom”) + -eca (diminutive suffix).

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