chocoya

Spanish

Etymology

From chocoyo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈkoʝa/ [t͡ʃoˈko.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈkoʃa/ [t͡ʃoˈko.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈkoʒa/ [t͡ʃoˈko.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oʝa
  • Syllabification: cho‧co‧ya

Adjective

chocoya m or f (masculine and feminine plural chocoyas)

  1. (colloquial, Nicaragua, of fruit, especially of oranges) sour
    Synonym: agrio

Noun

chocoya f (plural chocoyas) (colloquial, El Salvador)

  1. female pacific parakeet
  2. head
    Synonym: cabeza

Further reading

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