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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cotorra.
Pronunciation
Noun
cotorra f (plural cotorres)
- any of various species of small parrots or parakeets
- (figurative) chatterbox
- Synonym: xerradora
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Spanish
Etymology
Simplification from cotorrera, from cotarrera, from cotarro, from coto, from Latin cautus (“defended”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈtora/
- Rhymes: -ora
- Syllabification: co‧to‧rra
Noun
cotorra f (plural cotorras)
- small parrot
- magpie
- chatterbox
- (Mexico) an unmarried woman past the normal marrying age according to social traditions
- Synonym: solterona
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Adjective
cotorra f sg
- feminine singular of cotorro
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