cocho

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Classical Nahuatl

Cocho.

Etymology

Apocopic form of synonymous cochotl.

Pronunciation

Noun

cocho (animate, plural cochomeh)

  1. A species of parrot; Amazona albifrons.

Synonyms

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Galician

Porco or cocho

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic: compare French cochon (“pig”) or Macedonian кочина (kočina, “pigsty”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cocho m (plural cochos, feminine cocha, feminine plural cochas)

  1. pigsty, den, cubby
    Synonym: porqueira
  2. pig
    Synonym: porco
  3. udder

Derived terms

Adjective

cocho (feminine cocha, masculine plural cochos, feminine plural cochas)

  1. dirty

References

  • “cochon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “cocho” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cocho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cocho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cocho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cochino”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish corcho (“cork”)

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

cocho m (plural cochos)

  1. trough (container for animal feed)
    Synonym: manjedoura

References

  1. ^ “cocho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkot͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -otʃo
  • Syllabification: co‧cho

Etymology 1

From imitative coch, used to call pigs.

Noun

cocho m (plural cochos)

  1. (Mexico) pig; swine
    Synonyms: cerdo, puerco

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Spanish cocho, from Latin coctus.

Noun

cocho m (plural cochos)

  1. (Louisiana) culture
    Synonym: cultura
Related terms

Participle

cocho (feminine cocha, masculine plural cochos, feminine plural cochas)

  1. (archaic) past participle of cocer

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