coça-costas

Portuguese

Etymology

From coçar (to scratch) + costas (back).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.sɐ ˈkɔs.tɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.sɐ ˈkɔʃ.tɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.sa ˈkɔs.tas/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.sɐ ˈkɔʃ.tɐʃ/

  • Hyphenation: co‧ça‧-cos‧tas

Noun

coça-costas m (invariable)

  1. backscratcher