cóxegas

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Galician

Cóxegas

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cozar (to scratch). Cognate with Portuguese cócegas; compare also Spanish cosquillas.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cóxegas f pl (plural only)

  1. tickling, tickle (feeling resembling the result of tickling)
    Synonym: celigras
  2. impatience, inquietude

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cosquillas”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos