cócegas

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Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from cocegar. Cognate with Galician cóxegas.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

cócegas f pl (plural only)

  1. tickle
    Synonyms: (informal) cosca, (informal) cosquinha
  2. (figuratively) desire, temptation

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