cueca
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English
Etymology
American Spanish, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru.
Noun
cueca (countable and uncountable, plural cuecas)
- A family of musical styles from parts of South America.
- Any of the dances associated with the cueca musical style.
Related terms
Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
- Hyphenation: cu‧e‧ca
Noun
cueca f (plural cuecas)
- (Portugal) underpants, including panties
- Synonym: cuecas
- (Brazil, Mozambique) male underpants
- Synonym: boxers
- (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
Spanish
Etymology
See zamacueca.
Pronunciation
Noun
cueca f (plural cuecas)
Descendants
- → English: cueca
Further reading
- “cueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28