cócoras
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ko.ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ko.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ko.ɾas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ku.ɾɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: có‧co‧ras
Noun
cócoras f pl (plural only)
- squat (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one’s feet)
- Synonym: agachamento
Usage notes
Only used in fixed expressions.
Derived terms
- a cócoras
- acocorar
- de cócoras
- em cócoras
Further reading
- “cócoras”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cócoras”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026