cocada

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cocada or Brazilian Portuguese cocada. Word was first referenced in 1878 in Peru.[1]

Noun

cocada (plural cocadas)

  1. A type of coconut confectionery originating from the coasts of Latin America.

References

  1. ^ Raimondi, A. (1878), “Zur physikalischen Geographie von Peru - II”, in Globus‎[1] (in German), volume 36, pages 173–175

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈka.dɐ/ [kuˈka.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: co‧ca‧da

Etymology 1

Most likely borrowed from Spanish cocada given that the first reference to cocadas was in 1878 in Peru.[1]

Noun

cocada f (plural cocadas)

  1. cocada
Derived terms
  • rei da cocada preta

Etymology 2

From coco (“head”) +‎ -ada (“denoting a blow”).

Noun

cocada f (plural cocadas)

  1. (informal) headbutt
    Synonym: cabeçada
  2. (informal) a hit on the head
    • 2019 November 6, Amy Blankenship, O coração do tempo: O guardião do coração de cristal - livro 1‎[2], Tektime, →ISBN:
      Suki deu uma cocada em Shinbe vindo por trás dele e gritou, "Sim, não é a toa que lhe chamam de 'Rei dos voyeurs!'" […]
      Suki hit Shinbe on the head from behind and shouted, "Yes, it's no wonder they call you the 'King of the voyeurs!'" […]

Further reading

References

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Spanish

Etymology

Most likely coco +‎ -ada given that the first reference to cocadas was in 1878 in Peru, though it's possible that it was borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese instead.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈkada/ [koˈka.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: co‧ca‧da

Noun

cocada f (plural cocadas)

  1. cocada
  2. (Bolivia, Colombia) A type of nougat
  3. (Venezuela) coconut milkshake, cold drink made from coconut milk

References

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Further reading

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