cocre

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: co‧cre

Noun

cocre m (plural cocres)

  1. (Brazil, informal, regional) a rap on the head with the knuckles
    Synonyms: cocorote, cascudo, carolo, coque, tafoné
    • 1959, Revista brasiliense, page 93:
      "Cocre": que nos parece onomatopáico, é têrmo eminentemente paulista, dicionarizado por Amadeu Amaral, n“O Dialeto caipira": "pequena pancada na cabeça, com o nó do dedo médio; carolo."
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