cosquillas

Spanish

Etymology

Compare Catalan cossigolles, Portuguese cosquinha.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kosˈkiʝas/ [kosˈki.ʝas] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kosˈkiʎas/ [kosˈki.ʎas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kosˈkiʃas/ [kosˈki.ʃas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kosˈkiʒas/ [kosˈki.ʒas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cos‧qui‧llas

Noun

cosquillas f pl (plural only)

  1. tickling, tickle (feeling resembling the result of tickling)
    Synonyms: cosquilleo, (regional) coscas

Derived terms

Noun

cosquillas f pl

  1. plural of cosquilla

Further reading

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