coquilla
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish coquilla, diminutive of coca (“shell”).
Noun
coquilla (plural coquillas)
- The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
Derived terms
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French coquille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈkiʝa/ [koˈki.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /koˈkiʎa/ [koˈki.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /koˈkiʃa/ [koˈki.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /koˈkiʒa/ [koˈki.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: co‧qui‧lla
Noun
coquilla f (plural coquillas)
- (sports) jockstrap, athletic protector, groin guard, strap, cup (protection for the male genitals)
- Synonyms: huevera, protector genital
- (Louisiana) seashell
- Synonym: concha
Further reading
- “coquilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024