cochinilla

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃiˈniʝa/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃiˈniʎa/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃiˈniʃa/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃiˈniʒa/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: co‧chi‧ni‧lla

Etymology 1

Diminutive form of cochina, feminine form of cochino (“pig”), because of the animal's shape.

Noun

cochinilla f (plural cochinillas)

  1. pill bug (especially Armadillidium vulgare)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Uncertain; possibly based on Latin coccinus (“scarlet”), or related to the above etymology.

Noun

cochinilla f (plural cochinillas)

  1. cochineal (animal and dye)
    Synonym: grana
Derived terms
  • nopal de cochinilla
Descendants
  • → Italian: cocciniglia
  • → Catalan: cotxinilla

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