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Portuguese
Etymology
Deverbal from cocegar. Cognate with Galician cóxegas.
Pronunciation
Noun
cócegas f pl (plural only)
- tickle
- Synonyms: (informal) cosca, (informal) cosquinha
- (figuratively) desire, temptation
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