cogollo

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cucullus. Cognate with English cowl.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈɡoʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /koˈɡoʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈɡoʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈɡoʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: co‧go‧llo

Noun

cogollo m (plural cogollos)

  1. lettuce (or other vegetable) heart
  2. (botany) shoot
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      el cogollo de palma
      the palm shoot
  3. (botany) top portion of a tree
  4. nub; crux
  5. clique; select group

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